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Crane Fly? - Toxorhynchites rutilus
Copyright © 2009 MrILoveTheAnts

Crane Fly? - Toxorhynchites rutilus
Somerdale, New Jersey, USA
September 20, 2009
Size: greater than a mosquito
Slightly bigger than a mosquito I found these on our Bugbane flowers.
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Contributed by MrILoveTheAnts on 22 September, 2009 - 3:33pm
Last updated 24 September, 2009 - 8:03pm

Cropping
Remember that only you and the editors can see the full size image and everybody else misses the details. This needs cropping.
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 October, 2009 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 24 September, 2009 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

i think it's a male Elephant Mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus

… Andrew Williams, 22 September, 2009 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

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