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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Ctenophorinae » Phoroctenia » Phoroctenia vittata » Ctenophora vittata angustipennis (Phoroctenia vittata angustipennis)
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Unknown Insect - Phoroctenia vittata - male
Copyright © 2017 EdSullivan

Unknown Insect - Phoroctenia vittata - Male
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
April 11, 2017
Size: 1 1/8"
About a dozen of these insects were gathered on a rotten apple tree that toppled in a recent storm.
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Contributed by EdSullivan on 11 April, 2017 - 6:27pm
Last updated 12 April, 2017 - 2:26pm

Phoroctenia vittat
Thanks so much for the ID. This is another new fly for me .
… EdSullivan, 12 April, 2017 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 12 April, 2017 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

male Tanyptera, i suspect
… v belov, 11 April, 2017 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Or maybe Phoroctenia vittata male?
Both of these are Ctenphorine craneflies and I don't know the distinguishing characteristics, but the submitted photo here looks pretty similar to this one...
… Bill Gerth, 12 April, 2017 - 12:10am login or register to post comments

 
sure yours is a much better match
good call
… v belov, 12 April, 2017 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

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