Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies (Ptychopteridae) » Bittacomorpha » Eastern Phantom Crane Fly (Bittacomorpha clavipes)

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Copyright © 2007 Jeff Gruber

Phantom Crane Fly - Bittacomorpha clavipes

just west of Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 29, 2007

Bittacomorpha clavipes?

This gorgeous fly flew into my car as I was preparing to leave the site I had visited. It landed on the inside of my car door and allowed me to take a pic before escaping out the window.

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 30 September, 2007 - 3:42pm
Last updated 30 September, 2007 - 6:47pm

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