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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Hexatomini » Eutonia » Eutonia marchandi

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Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Crane Fly - Eutonia marchandi

Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
August 19, 2004

Here's my shot of the large Tipula sp. Crane Fly. This one was resting on some potted pansies. They can be quite common up here in Mass.

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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 8 February, 2005 - 9:31pm
Last updated 24 September, 2007 - 9:13am

Moved

Moved from Giant Crane Fly.

… Chen Young, 24 September, 2007 - 9:13am

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Limnophila marchandi

After study this image again, I realized that I have misidentified this crane fly. This crane fly is actually Limnophila marchandi , one of the largest limoniid species in North America. It does not have the pronounced velvet patches on the thorax as they are in Tipula abdominalis. My mistake. It is new for Bugguide and a new page is made for it. - Chen

… Chen Young, 24 September, 2007 - 9:12am

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Tipula abdominalis

As identified by Dr. Chen W. Young, (Assoc. Curator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History) who runs the Crane Flies of Pennsylvania website.

… Tony DiTerlizzi, 21 July, 2005 - 1:01pm

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field marks?

Did Chen mention any distinguishing characters? He IDed my specimen as T. abdominalis also, based on the thoracic pattern, but didn't elaborate. My specimen has a wide black band on the side of the thorax, and large oval "holes" on top - apparently missing in your specimen.
I'd like to add some descriptive ID info to the Guide page but don't know what to include.

… Robin McLeod, 26 July, 2005 - 1:43pm

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Distinguishable characters

The two large crane flies in northeast USA are Tipula (Nippotipula) abdominalis and Pedicia (Pedicia) albivitta. Both species are distinct and can be easily tell apart by their wing venation. Pedicia with dark triangle mark on the wings, and Tipula (N) abdominalis with black velvet strips on thorax. Any other distinguishable characters are genitalia related and would need the aid of a microscope to observe - Chen

… Chen Young, 19 September, 2005 - 9:00am

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No field marks...

He didn't mention any ID markings Robin, perhaps you should email him...

… Tony DiTerlizzi, 6 August, 2005 - 4:32pm

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