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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies and Allies (Mecoptera) » Hangingflies (Bittacidae) » Hylobittacus » Hylobittacus apicalis
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Mecoptera - Hylobittacus apicalis
Copyright © 2005 Dennis Profant

Mecoptera - Hylobittacus apicalis
French Creek reservation, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
July 1, 2005
I'm no expert on this group, but I believe this is Hylobittacus apicalis. The only hangingfly with dark markings on the wings. You can see in the picture the male holding an insect awaiting the arrival of a female. He presents it to her as a gift in hopes of mating
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Contributed by Dennis Profant on 20 July, 2005 - 6:01pm
Last updated 7 December, 2007 - 6:49pm

Moved
Moved from hangingfly. H. apicalis is the only Bittacid with darkened wing tips as in this specimen.
… Brad Barnd, 7 December, 2007 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

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