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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Limonia » subgenus Geranomyia (Limonia subgenus Geranomyia)
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Cranefly - Limonia
Copyright © 2006 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Cranefly - Limonia
Linnaeus Garden Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
June 24, 2006
Is this a cranefly?

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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 24 June, 2006 - 7:45pm
Last updated 25 June, 2006 - 10:22pm

Yes, it is crane fly
in the genus Limonia, subgenus Geranomyia , a group of crane flies with elongated rostrum and often visit the flowers for nectors. - Chen
… Chen Young, 24 June, 2006 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Crane fly
Thanks Chen for the quick ID and also for posting a bio.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 24 June, 2006 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

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