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Winter Crane Fly
Copyright © 2008 Cheryl Moorehead

Winter Crane Fly
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
February 23, 2008
Size: approx 10mm body
Just a shot of the wing venation...

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Winter Crane Fly Winter Crane Fly
Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 23 February, 2008 - 6:41pm
Last updated 29 February, 2008 - 12:06pm

Moved
Moved from Limoniid Crane Flies.
… Chen Young, 27 February, 2008 - 11:08am

This is a
male winter crane fly (Trichoceridae). Here a key to separate it from other carne flies. Check also here for other related species. - Chen
… Chen Young, 27 February, 2008 - 11:07am

 
Thank you
I really appreciate the help!
… Cheryl Moorehead, 27 February, 2008 - 12:29pm

 
whoops
i went too fast and didn't look carefully, thanks for correcting my mistake.
… Keith Bayless, 27 February, 2008 - 2:18pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 26 February, 2008 - 10:50pm

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