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subgenus Tipula (European Crane Flies) (Tipula subgenus Tipula (European Crane Flies))
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Copyright © 2008
Mardon Erbland
Tipula paludosa? Mating Pair -
Tipula
47.65583N 52.74232W (WGS84), Torbay, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
September 3, 2008
Size: 27mm & 19mm body lengths
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Contributed by
Mardon Erbland
on 3 September, 2008 - 5:46pm
Last updated 4 September, 2008 - 10:54am
Both species of
Tipula paludosa and Tipula oleracea occur at this time of the year in your area. Here is a
key
to tell them apart. Look at the length of female abdomen. Tipula paludosa has her abdomen longer than her wings, and Tipula oleracea has her abdomen equal or shorter than her abdomen. - Chen
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Chen Young
, 4 September, 2008 - 10:52am
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