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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tipulinae » Tipula » subgenus Nippotipula (Tipula subgenus Nippotipula) » Giant Crane Fly (Tipula abdominalis)
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Giant Crane Fly - Tipula abdominalis - male
Copyright © 2009 Karl Hillig

Giant Crane Fly - Tipula abdominalis - Male
Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
August 19, 2009
Size: 28 mm body
Two large crane flies were observed mating for over 12 hours. This is the smaller of the two, so presumably the male. Can it be identified to species? ID help appreciated.

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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 25 August, 2009 - 7:40am
Last updated 14 November, 2010 - 7:43am

Moved
Moved from Crane Flies.
… Chen Young, 16 September, 2009 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

Mating pair of
Tipula abdominalis . - Chen
… Chen Young, 16 September, 2009 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 16 September, 2009 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

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