Hangingfly - Bittacus strigosus

Moved

Moved from Frass.

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 10 October, 2021 - 1:46pm

This is a thin hangingfly, Bi

This is a thin hangingfly, Bittacus strigosus... I used this website page thing:

http://www.biologicalsurvey.ca/ejournal/cmw01/strigosus.html

I used this too (same website):

https://biologicalsurvey.ca/ejournal/cmw01/bitkey2.html

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 10 October, 2021 - 1:45pm

Frassed: no id potential here beyond genus

Moved from Bittacus.

… v belov, 4 September, 2021 - 12:49pm

Moved

Moved from Bittacus punctiger.

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 31 August, 2021 - 4:50pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 30 August, 2021 - 5:02pm

Are you certain about the ID?

Are you certain about the ID? B. punctiger seems to be a mostly southern species. Why don't you move it farther up in the guide and wait for an expert?

… Hexapoda, 30 August, 2021 - 9:34pm

I found these in the south as

I found these in the south as well, in West VA, and this is really the only sp. that looks close. It really has the dark orange that B. punctiger has. I will move it farther up in the guide. Would it be possible to ask somebody for verification?

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 31 August, 2021 - 4:49pm

You might want to change the

You might want to change the location data to where it was collected, it currently says Ohio.

… Hexapoda, 31 August, 2021 - 4:53pm

I found this one in Ohio. I w

I found this one in Ohio. I was saying I also saw them in WV. Seems like it is a species that lives in the Midwest as well as the east.

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 31 August, 2021 - 5:40pm

If you look at the range maps

If you look at the range maps and descriptions on BG and iNat, B. punctiger is restricted to the southeast, and doesn't occur anywhere else.

… Hexapoda, 31 August, 2021 - 5:56pm

Genus Bittacus

… Hexapoda, 29 August, 2021 - 7:27pm