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Wood-boring Crane Fly - Ctenophora dorsalis - female
Copyright © 2008 Charles S. Matson

Wood-boring Crane Fly - Ctenophora dorsalis - Female
State Line Lookout, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
June 3, 2008
Ctenophora dorsalis. NJ data point. She repeatedly investigated many places on this log, then flew off without ovipositing.
Contributed by Charles S. Matson on 24 August, 2008 - 1:46pm

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