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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Ptychopteromorpha » Phantom Crane Flies (Ptychopteridae) » Bittacomorpha » Bittacomorpha clavipes
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Unusual (to me), interestingly colored fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes
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Unusual (to me), interestingly colored fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
August 28, 2009
This fly is the only insect I've seen with checkered black and white legs.
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Contributed by dragonflies on 2 October, 2009 - 2:04pm
Last updated 3 October, 2009 - 8:55am

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… John F. Carr, 3 October, 2009 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

Phantom Crane flies are magni
Phantom Crane flies are magnificent in flight. The slightly inflated ankles catch the wind, and they gracefully glide through the air, their legs spread in a windmill shape.
… Cassie, 3 October, 2009 - 8:52am login or register to post comments

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Bittacomorpha
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clavipes
Bittacomorpha clavipes is by far the more common of the two Northeastern species. It has the swollen legs and alternating black and white pattern seen here.
… John F. Carr, 2 October, 2009 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

 
other species
What distinguishes the other species? There is no info on the genus/species guide pages.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 October, 2009 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

 
Fat ankles
B. clavipes has enlarged basitarsi, which distinguish it from the only similar-looking Eastern species.
… John F. Carr, 3 October, 2009 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

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