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Blue Cranefly - Ptychoptera quadrifasciata
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Blue Cranefly - Ptychoptera quadrifasciata
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Size: maybe 1/2 inch or less...
A pair of these small flies was found in a patch of Jewel weed (Impatiens capensis) on the banks of a local marsh.
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 23 January, 2008 - 7:57pm
Last updated 29 February, 2008 - 12:29pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 February, 2008 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

It looks like
Ptychoptera quadrifasciata.
… tom murray, 23 January, 2008 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Sw33t, thanks! :3
Sw33t, thanks! :3
… Jonas Insinga, 23 January, 2008 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

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