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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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Unknown Possible Wasp type - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Copyright © 2008 mncedars

Unknown Possible Wasp type - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA
August 19, 2008
Size: body 1.5 - 2 inches long
First, my apologies for quality. Camera would not auto focus on this pair so I had to do it manually.

I have seen these a few times in my life. The pair was mating. Female seemed much larger. Male seemed to have little hooks to hold onto female.

Any Ideas what these two are?

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Unknown Possible Wasp type - Bittacomorpha clavipes Unknown Possible Wasp type - Bittacomorpha clavipes
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Contributed by mncedars on 19 August, 2008 - 11:18pm
Last updated 20 August, 2008 - 8:41am

Phantom Crane Fly
One of the phantom crane flies. Looks like Bittacomorpha clavipes.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/486
… Jebus31, 19 August, 2008 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Phantom Crane Fly
Yes! Thats It! Thank you so much!
… mncedars, 20 August, 2008 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

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