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BIG crane fly - Tipula abdominalis
Copyright © 2006 Ethan Friedman

BIG crane fly - Tipula abdominalis
NW of Tupper Lake, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
June 2, 2006
Size: length 41mm
This is the biggest crane fly I've ever come across....
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Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 15 January, 2007 - 10:26am
Last updated 7 March, 2007 - 3:14pm

Tipula longiventris maybe
see Guide
… Robin McLeod, 15 January, 2007 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

 
It does look like
a Tipula longiventris, but the solid color of the dorsal abdominal plates and the narrow ovipositor indicate otherwise a Tipula abdominalis . - Chen
… Chen Young, 18 January, 2007 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

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