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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies (Ptychopteridae) » Fold-winged Crane Flies (Ptychoptera) » pendula species group (Ptychoptera pendula species group) » Ptychoptera sculleni
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Crane Fly? - Ptychoptera sculleni - female
Copyright © 2010 Jim Moore

Crane Fly? - Ptychoptera sculleni - Female
In Westwood - elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
Size: Wingspan about 20 to 25mm
I think this might be a small crane fly of some sort. It is not a real good photo, but the wing veins seem clear enough to where I am hoping some more positive ID can be made. Many thanks for any help!
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Contributed by Jim Moore on 9 September, 2010 - 2:49pm
Last updated 12 March, 2016 - 8:20pm

Moved
Moved from Ptychoptera.
… John F. Carr, 12 March, 2016 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you John!
I certainly appreciate all your ID help and efforts with my Diptera submissions.
… Jim Moore, 14 March, 2016 - 1:13am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies. That wing fold is a diagnostic feature, not an obstruction to identification.
… John F. Carr, 9 September, 2010 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Ptychopteromorpha?
The wing folds are confusing me. I can't tell if that dark line is a vein and a fold or just a fold. Might be a true crane fly or Ptychopteromorpha (an almost crane fly).
… John F. Carr, 9 September, 2010 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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