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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies (Ptychopteridae) » Bittacomorpha » Eastern Phantom Crane Fly (Bittacomorpha clavipes)
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Mating Phantoms - Bittacomorpha clavipes - male - female
Copyright © 2005 Stephen_WV

Mating Phantoms - Bittacomorpha clavipes - Male Female
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
May 17, 2005
Near my house is what was once a pond, but it has now mostly filled in. It still has cattails everywhere, and small areas with an inch or so of water. It also has a very small stream running through it. Each Spring without fail there are these attractive Phantom Craneflies there. They are sometimes challenging to photograph. I would love to photograph one in flight!

Anyhow this year was the first time I saw a joined pair.
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 20 May, 2005 - 8:06am

Interesting
That's neat! And thanks for the picture, I had seen a couple of these 'ghosting' around lately but while I knew they must be craneflies I didn't know what they were called.
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