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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Ctenophora » Ctenophora dorsalis
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Crane Fly - Ctenophora dorsalis - male
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

Crane Fly - Ctenophora dorsalis - Male
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 3, 2004
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Contributed by tom murray on 5 August, 2005 - 7:58pm
Last updated 8 August, 2005 - 6:25pm

Male Woodboring tipulid.
This is a male of Ctenophora dorsalis. Those pectinate (comb-like) antennae are very distinctive for males of the genus. The dark wings are specific to this species I believe. Larvae mine decayed hardwood logs and stumps.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 August, 2005 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Ctenophora dorsalis
Thanks Eric, for getting this down to species, and the great explanation.
… tom murray, 8 August, 2005 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

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