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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tipula » subgenus Lunatipula (Tipula subgenus Lunatipula) » Tipula dorsimacula
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Crane fly - Tipula dorsimacula
Copyright © 2009 canadaguy2001

Crane fly - Tipula dorsimacula
Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
May 25, 2009
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Just simply a photo wanted to share with everyone, simply I find it amazing how delicate, and complex these are...let me know what think.Had to crop the photo by 50% for bugguide to accept.
I recommend clicking on photo and zooming in...wild!!
enjoy.
Barrie D.
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Contributed by canadaguy2001 on 15 July, 2009 - 12:13am
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 12:31am

Moved
Moved from Tipulomorpha.
… Chen Young, 5 August, 2009 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 22 July, 2009 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

It's actually a Tipulid (Cran
It's actually a Tipulid (Crane fly; Family Tipulidae). You can tell by the lack of piercing mouthparts, and the V-shaped indentation on the top of the thorax.
… Lucas, 15 July, 2009 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for help identifying,
Thanks for help identifying, alway's thought these were in the mosquito family.
… canadaguy2001, 15 July, 2009 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
A male crane fly
of Tipula dorsimacula . - Chen
… Chen Young, 5 August, 2009 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

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