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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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Crane Fly - Phoroctenia vittata - male
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Hall

Crane Fly - Phoroctenia vittata - Male
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
April 17, 2008
Size: >20 mm
Found 1 gravid female and about 4 males in a ?nest? as I was taking apart an old rotten stump in our yard. They're about 20 mm plus, not including the large spindly legs and/or wings.

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 18 April, 2008 - 8:45am
Last updated 26 June, 2008 - 12:18am

Ctenophora sp.?
Looks like a male Ctenophora to me.
… Ray Fisher, 18 April, 2008 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

 
It is.
There is at least one common wood-boring species in the Pacific Northwest. I ran across a log full of the larvae and pupae once, before I knew what they were! Pretty bizarre.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 April, 2008 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

 
thx guys!
That's the help I needed! Looks like a match to Ctenophora vittata angustipennis from what I can see. Chen Young's comments on that page state that it's the only species of this genus found in my area, and it looks like a good visual match as well.
… Kevin Hall, 18 April, 2008 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank YOU.
Thank 'you' for sharing images of the fauna from up there (my old stompin' grounds, and a highly neglected region at Bugguide until fairly recently). Keep up the great work.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 April, 2008 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

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