Crane Fly - Tipula fuliginosa

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tipulinae » Tipula » subgenus Lunatipula (Tipula subgenus Lunatipula) » Sooty Crane Fly (Tipula fuliginosa)

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Copyright © 2007 Marvin Smith

Crane Fly - Tipula fuliginosa -

Ozark Mountains, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
May 24, 2007

And this is a male Tipula fuliginosa.

If I'm wrong, please set me straight, Chen. Thanks, Marvin.

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Contributed by Marvin Smith on 24 May, 2007 - 1:49am
Last updated 24 May, 2007 - 11:43am

Yes, Marvin

You have got the male Tipula fuliginosa as well. Nice shot of the characteristic asymmetrical male genitalia. May I post it? - Chen

… Chen Young, 24 May, 2007 - 10:41am

Thanks

for the confirmation, Chen, and "yes" you may post it.

As a side note, the Tipula fuliginosa seem to be a later emerging species here in north central Arkansas. I took the photo of the female on 5/11/07 because she was different, something I hadn't noticed before. (There were probably males too, but I didn't recognize them at the time.) Now, this species of crane fly makes up about a third (rough guesstimate) of the crane fly population drawn to our porch light.

… Marvin Smith, 24 May, 2007 - 11:40am

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