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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
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subgenus Pterelachisus? - Tipula - male
Copyright © 2016 Steve Scholnick

subgenus Pterelachisus? - Tipula - Male
North Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
April 8, 2016
Tipula, subgenus Pterelachisus? Keyed out using the Crane Flies of Pennsylvania. I think T. margarita can be ruled out by the lack of dark/light/dark banding at the ends of the femurs. T. penobscot seems unlikely given the dark patterning at the base of this fly’s wings and Chen Young’s comment that they are found during June and July in Pennsylvania.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of the top of tergum 9 so I don’t know that it will be possible to distinguish between T. trivittata and T. entomophthorae.

Any help I can get with this one, including confirmation of the subgenus, will be much appreciated. TIA

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Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 9 April, 2016 - 9:51pm
Last updated 25 May, 2016 - 9:12am

Moved
Moved from Large Crane Flies.
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