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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) » quadrifasciata species group (Ptychoptera quadrifasciata species group) » Ptychoptera quadrifasciata
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Phantom Crane Fly - Ptychoptera quadrifasciata
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Phantom Crane Fly - Ptychoptera quadrifasciata
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
August 26, 2004
Photographed in my backyard. I am pretty sure this is a Crane Fly, though it does seem a little more stout-bodied than the usual slender individuals I have found.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 9 November, 2004 - 7:32am
Last updated 19 September, 2005 - 12:13pm

Phantom crane fly?
Pretty sure this is one of the phantom crane flies, and that we have other images of this species in BugGuide.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 November, 2004 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

 
Ah yes!
Oh, like this fella:

I always think of the black-and-white banded Crane flies when I think of Phantoms...this is good to know:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 9 November, 2004 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

 
Ptychopteridae
Yes, both belong to Ptychoptera quadrifasciata, a crane fly wannabe, oops! - Chen
… Chen Young, 19 September, 2005 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
Created a page...
...and moved both
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 19 September, 2005 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Ptychoptera, right?
Was the conclusion on that other photo that it was Ptychoptera?

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 9 November, 2004 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
and what about
this one
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2004 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes!
Definitely Ptychoptera, 100% certain, no doubt. ;-)

"Trus me, I know what I'm doing." [Famous last words but I forgot whose they were.) ;-))

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 9 November, 2004 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

 
guide page
If so do you want to create the page for it Patrick? Maybe we should get a confirmation from Paul first?

you're call...both look very similar to the (blurry) photo on Cedar Creek's site...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 9 November, 2004 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Wrote a guide page, moved photos
I wrote a quick guide page, based on Internet references.

(I wish there was a way to let other editors work on pages already authored--kind of a groupware project.)

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 9 November, 2004 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Wiki
You would get a Wiki idea but with registered users. Maybe something to add to the requested features?

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 9 November, 2004 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow...
.., I guess I just beat you answering the question before I knew the question was asked. :-) Just compare the post times of our two messages...

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 9 November, 2004 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

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