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Genus Bittacomorpha

Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes Crane fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes Crane Fly maybe ? - Bittacomorpha clavipes Insect to identify - Bittacomorpha clavipes Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes cranefly043019 - Bittacomorpha clavipes Eastern Phantom Crane Fly (Bittacomorpha clavipes)? - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Family Ptychopteridae (Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies)
Genus Bittacomorpha
Numbers
Two species: B. clavipes which is found east of the Rocky Mountains and B. occidentalis which is found along the Pacific coast.(1)(2)
Identification
Enlarged tarsi distinguishes this genus apart from all other Ptychopteridae.(1)(2)

The species can be differentiated by range and the presence or absence of a white stripe down the center of the thorax.(1)(2)
Range
Holarctic