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Crane Fly? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - male
Copyright © 2007 Preston Scott Justis

Crane Fly? - Toxorhynchites rutilus - Male
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
September 22, 2007
Size: ~12-14mm

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Contributed by Preston Scott Justis on 23 September, 2007 - 2:28pm
Last updated 23 September, 2007 - 10:29pm

Toxorhynchitinae?
Looks like it might be Culicidae, subfamily Toxorhynchitinae.
… Tom, 23 September, 2007 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow!
Now let me get this straight...this mosquito, in it's larval stage, feeds on other mosquito larvae! Its beauty is more than just exoskeleton deep :^). I'm glad that neither sex bites humans, because it is huge, hence the name 'Elephant Mosquito'. I looked at all of the images and it matches your ID, and it looks like it is a male.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!

Scott
… Preston Scott Justis, 23 September, 2007 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
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