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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Hangingflies (Bittacidae) » Bittacus » Bittacus strigosus
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Unidentified Crane Fly - Bittacus strigosus
Copyright © 2009 Craig Rotermund

Unidentified Crane Fly - Bittacus strigosus
Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA
July 31, 2009
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Contributed by crotermund on 30 December, 2009 - 10:51pm
Last updated 7 February, 2010 - 8:12pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 31 December, 2009 - 1:11am login or register to post comments

Mecoptera: Bittacidae
I believe that this is a scorpionfly, prob. genus Bittacus. See here
http://bugguide.net/node/view/9233/bgimage

From the very few spp on Bugguide, to me it looks closest to B. strigosus
http://bugguide.net/node/view/167116/bgimage
but this is NOT a positive ID by any means.
… David Almquist, 30 December, 2009 - 11:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks a lot, David
I was definitely off on this one. I believe you are correct down to the genus. Strigosus does look very close for species too. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.
… crotermund, 30 December, 2009 - 11:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Great image!
Very nice shot, and a great find, too. Keep up the good work:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 December, 2009 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
He / she only allowed me one shot before leaving and this is what I was left with. It is definitely not something I see very often.
… crotermund, 31 December, 2009 - 12:50am login or register to post comments

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