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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera) » Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalinae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalus) » Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)
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Unknown Insect - Corydalus cornutus - female
Copyright © 2017 Hal Livings

Unknown Insect - Corydalus cornutus - Female
20 miles southwest of Llano, Llano County, Texas, USA
June 20, 2017
Size: 4.75 inches total length
I don't think this is a moth, but have no idea what it is

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Unknown Insect - Corydalus cornutus - female Unknown Insect - Corydalus cornutus
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Contributed by Hal Livings on 20 June, 2017 - 10:03pm
Last updated 30 May, 2022 - 7:25am

Moved
Moved from Dobsonflies.

Head and pronotum with distinct pale markings (excludes C. luteus), white spots in wings lacking darker margins (excludes C. texanus).
… Jonathan Hoskins, 30 May, 2022 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brady Richards, 20 June, 2017 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Brady
Thanks Brady
… Hal Livings, 20 June, 2017 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem
I suspect this is C. cornutus, the common species of the eastern USA. However, there are records for C. luteus just a couple counties away from your location. As far as I know, the two species can't be separated just from photos, so we'll have to leave the ID at genus.
… Brady Richards, 20 June, 2017 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. I assume from the la
Thanks. I assume from the large mandibles that this one is a male.
… Hal Livings, 21 June, 2017 - 5:36am login or register to post comments

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