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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Ctenophora » Ctenophora nubecula
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Crane fly? Ctenophora nubecula? - Ctenophora nubecula
Copyright © 2008 Anne Burton

Crane fly? Ctenophora nubecula? - Ctenophora nubecula
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
June 14, 2008
Size: 1"
Quite placid on wild raspberry bushes.

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Contributed by Anne Burton on 15 June, 2008 - 9:50am
Last updated 18 June, 2008 - 6:34pm

Yes, Crane Fly...
...but ID is for experts....1500 known species in US and Canada.
… Danny Mims, 15 June, 2008 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Danny! Maybe a crane fly expert can ID...
… Anne Burton, 15 June, 2008 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
It is a female Ctenophora nubecula . - Chen
… Chen Young, 16 June, 2008 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you Chen for the ID!
… Anne Burton, 16 June, 2008 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

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