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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Ctenophora
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Tipulidae - Ctenophora - female
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Ireland

Tipulidae - Ctenophora - Female
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
February 27, 2006
Size: 1"
I reared some of these to adults from the larvae which were feeding on rotting wood. I believe that they are Crane flies (Tipulidae) as they lack ocelli but just to be sure I'm posting the pictures for any Diptera experts to check.

Thanks
Matt

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Contributed by Matthew Ireland on 28 February, 2006 - 2:25pm
Last updated 10 March, 2006 - 7:18am

Ctenophora sp.
The adult looks like a female Ctenophora sp., or something in that subfamily in any event (the woodboring tipulids). Nice work rearing them.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 February, 2006 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

 
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for the id verification.
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