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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Eriopterini » Snow Flies (Chionea) » Chionea valga
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crane fly - Chionea valga - male
Copyright © 2011 tom murray

crane fly - Chionea valga - Male
Dummer, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
January 26, 2011
Size: 4.3mm
This guy was actively walking on the snow when it was overcast and 25 degrees Fahrenheit. I found this about 50 feet from this other one. It's a little larger, and the hind femur is a lot thicker. Are they the same species?

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Contributed by tom murray on 27 January, 2011 - 4:38pm
Last updated 27 January, 2011 - 6:21pm

Moved
Moved from Chionea.
… tom murray, 27 January, 2011 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

C. valga
This is C. valga based on eastern location, reddish-brown color, four flagellomeres after conical "fusion" segment (five is also an option), strongly humped thorax, and weakly indented ninth tergite.
… John F. Carr, 27 January, 2011 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

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