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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Pediciid Crane Flies (Pediciidae) » Pedicia » subgenus Tricyphona (Pedicia subgenus Tricyphona) » Pedicia inconstans
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Crane Fly at Mercury Vapor Lamp - Pedicia inconstans
Copyright © 2006 Stephen Cresswell

Crane Fly at Mercury Vapor Lamp - Pedicia inconstans
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
October 8, 2006
In this hump-backed fly you couldn't see much of the head in the previous view, so here's a lateral headshot. I believe this is a Limoniid.

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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 2 November, 2006 - 6:34am
Last updated 2 November, 2006 - 8:42am

A female crane fly
of Pedicia (Trycyphona) inconstans in the family Pediciidae. Notice the hairs on the eyes, this is the character for all the species in this family. Need a new page for this species in the Bugguide.
… Chen Young, 2 November, 2006 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Very cool, thanks for the ID, Chen. I enjoyed reading about this species on the Crane Flies of Pennsylvania site.
… Stephen Cresswell, 2 November, 2006 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

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