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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera) » Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalus) » Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)
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Large Strange Bug - Snake Fly? - Corydalus cornutus
Copyright © 2005 l810c

Large Strange Bug - Snake Fly? - Corydalus cornutus
Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, USA
June 24, 2005
Size: 4"
I saw this large strange bug on the side of the garage. Poked it with a stick to try to get a better picture. It didn't fly well, but awkwardly made it to the bumper of my truck.

The closest thing I could find in the Guide was Snake Fly, although most of those seemed about 1". This thing was very large.
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Contributed by l810c on 21 October, 2005 - 5:29pm
Last updated 21 October, 2005 - 7:56pm

female dobson fly, Corydalus
female dobson fly, Corydalus sp.
nice picture. males have much much larger mandibles to hold the female during mating. very interesting insects
… Omar Fahmy, 21 October, 2005 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

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