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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera) » Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalinae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalus) » Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)
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dobsonfly - Corydalus cornutus - female
Copyright © 2009 jeremy brown

dobsonfly - Corydalus cornutus - Female
pauls valley, garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
June 15, 2009
Size: 3-3 1/2 inches
found this in a puddle just outside my house. it is dead, so the pictures were more easily taken than i can imagine they would be otherwise. i looked on several sites but couldnt find a picture that matched. i thought initially that it was some sort of giant dragonfly or mutant antlion. any help would be much appreciated, thanks

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Contributed by jeremy brown on 16 June, 2009 - 12:13am
Last updated 30 May, 2022 - 6:35am

Moved
Moved from Dobsonflies.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 30 May, 2022 - 6:35am login or register to post comments

Dobsonfly
Earl-

This is a female dobsonfly, genus Corydalus. Mean looking suckers, aren't they.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 16 June, 2009 - 1:13am login or register to post comments

 
yeah, pretty much freaked me
yeah, pretty much freaked me out. thanks for the info, i really appreciate it
… jeremy brown, 16 June, 2009 - 1:21am login or register to post comments

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