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temp. page: images reviewed by J.R. Jones (Bittacus temp. page: images reviewed by J.R. Jones)
Photo#37591
Copyright © 2005
Steve Nanz
Hangingfly IMG_9752 -
Bittacus
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
June 24, 2005
Size: Over 20mm
Crane Fly? Thought it was a lace-wing at first because of the way the wings are folded and the wing pattern.
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Contributed by
Steve Nanz
on 19 November, 2005 - 4:17am
Last updated 4 December, 2010 - 4:17am
Moved
Moved from
Bittacus
.
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v belov
, 3 December, 2010 - 9:15pm
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tentative ID and sex
This is
strigosus
or
stigmaterus
, probably
strigosus
. Sex is uncertain, but it looks like a female.
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Joshua R. Jones
, 3 December, 2010 - 6:03pm
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More Images From Same Location
I added more images
here
of what I think is the same species. The shots were taken in the same area. There is a lot more detail.
Thanks for the tentative ID. Is there a way to differentiate between the two species?
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Steve Nanz
, 4 December, 2010 - 4:41am
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Steve, Assuming these spe
Steve,
Assuming these specimens are the same species, which appears to be the case, then what you have is a female of
strigosus
. Apart from the male genitalia, which are quite distinctive, there are a few subtle ways to distinguish them. Generally,
strigosus
has many of its cross veins emarginated, more so than
stigmaterus
, although there seems to be a lot of variation from one place to another (but one must be careful, because
punctiger
and
pilicornis
can have emarginated wing veins too). From the specimens I have seen,
strigosus
also has slightly shorter, slightly finer or more slender antennae, although
strigosus
also sometimes has short antennae. But
strigosus
seems to never have them longer than the prothoracic tibia, unlike in other species.
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Joshua R. Jones
, 4 December, 2010 - 10:09pm
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Hangin' Bangin' n' Slangin'
Looks like a hangingfly (Bittacidae), which is in the Mecoptera.
For example
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Sean McCann
, 19 November, 2005 - 6:54am
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Yes, genus Bittacus
This should be a
Bittacus
, see
guide page
.
Nice photo, these are rather hard to approach at times.
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 19 November, 2005 - 7:03am
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Thank you
Thank you
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Steve Nanz
, 19 November, 2005 - 9:28am
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