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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Limonia » subgenus Geranomyia (Limonia subgenus Geranomyia) » Limonia communis
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Crane Flies - Limonia communis - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Bill Johnson

Crane Flies - Limonia communis - Male Female
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
August 16, 2008
I believe these are a type of Crane Fly. Any ID? Thanks
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 19 August, 2008 - 5:22pm
Last updated 21 August, 2008 - 7:37am

Wow -
nice photo of mating crane flies! I can't help with the ID, but will edit your photos to show male/female so that we can find this image again in the future... Dr. Chen Young sometimes helps us out with these flies.
… Ken Schneider, 19 August, 2008 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

 
The beak-like mouthparts
on these lead me to believe that they are actually mosquitoes.
… Domingo Zungri, 19 August, 2008 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Mating pair crane fly
of Limonia communis . One of the few crane flies that have elongated mouthparts that look like mosquitoes. Some other species with elongated mouthparts are Elephantomyia and toxorhina . - Chen
… Chen Young, 20 August, 2008 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

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