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Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorphella
Copyright © 2006 Ranger Jon

Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorphella
Taft Creek tributary, Olympic National Park/Temperate Rain Forest County, Washington, USA
June 16, 2006
Size: 3cm
there appear to be two species of Phantom Crane Flies in this riparian area. This photo represents one of the two. I will keep shooting away for the next couple of weeks to try and capture better images and also perhaps capture on disk the other species.
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Contributed by Ranger Jon on 16 June, 2006 - 9:50pm
Last updated 18 June, 2006 - 2:16pm

Ptychopteridae Right?
Ptychopteridae Right?
… Ranger Jon, 16 June, 2006 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, it is in the family of
Ptychopteridae , and this one is a Pigmy Phantom Crane Fly in the genus Bittacomorphella . It could be Bittacomorphella pacifica. The other species you are going to take image of is the Phantom Crane Fly, Bittacomorpha occidentalis. - Chen
… Chen Young, 16 June, 2006 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Phantom Crane Fly Comment
Many thanks for the help in ID"ing" this insect. I get many hundreds of visitors to my area each day. The dozens of kids and their parents I can convince to hang with the Ranger are delighted by the flight characteristics and the ability to "vanish" as part of the repertoire of these creatures.
… Ranger Jon, 17 June, 2006 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

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