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Nephrotoma altissima
Photo#19016
Copyright © 2005
Jay Cossey
Black Crane Fly -
Nephrotoma altissima
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Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada
May 28, 2005
Size: 1.25 inches (approx.)
Last shot at this. When I disturbed her, she folded her wings over her back--like so, hiding most of the colour on her abdomen.
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Contributed by
Jay Cossey
on 2 June, 2005 - 9:59pm
Last updated 3 September, 2008 - 10:17am
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Tiger Crane Flies
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Chen Young
, 3 September, 2008 - 10:17am
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it's black alright
I can't help with ID, as I've never seen one like this before: so much black - and so shiny ...looks like it just crawled out of a tar pit.
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Robin McLeod
, 2 June, 2005 - 10:39pm
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