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Photo#1653521
Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female

Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - Female
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
April 20, 2019
Size: 17 mm
Coordinates: 31.334374, -110.974716
Elevation: 4,078 ft
Caught by sweeping vegetation

Greater resolution image here

Wing venation seems to match that of Tipula californica in THE CRANE FLIES OF CALIFORNIA Page 169, Fig. 15 (1)

Dr. Jon Gelhaus said “The female is a specimen of Tipula (Lunatipula). It is not close to Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica. Venation is useful for identifying crane flies to genus but within Tipula it hasn't been used much at species identification. Anyway, it looks closest to species in the Tipula (Lunatipula) flavomarginata– group. I can't see the end of the cerci well in the photo. If the apex of these have several teeth then it belongs in this group. But I can't identify to species based on photos and female stage.”

Unfortunately, I damaged the fly while removing the wing for imaging and later tossed it away so I can't take additional close ups of the cerci.

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Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female Female, Tipula (Hesperotipula) californica? - Tipula - female

Moved
Moved from Tipula.

Moved
Moved from Large Crane Flies.

Moved
Moved from Flies.

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