Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Ptychopteromorpha » Phantom Crane Flies (Ptychopteridae) » Bittacomorpha » Bittacomorpha clavipes
Photo#56078
nearly invisible in flight - Bittacomorpha clavipes
Copyright © 2006 Kurt Mead

nearly invisible in flight - Bittacomorpha clavipes
NW of Atikokan, Clearwater West Lake, Ontario, Canada
May 28, 2006
Size: 4-5cm leg span
There were many of these floating about a shaded seepage. They look like a large bit of floating fuzz in flight, like some kind of optical illusion.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Kurt Mead on 6 June, 2006 - 9:04am
Last updated 6 June, 2006 - 4:05pm

Female phantom crane fly
It belongs to family Ptychopteridae, species Bittacomorpha clavipes . Here for more info . - Chen
… Chen Young, 6 June, 2006 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact