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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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Aquatic larva - Tipula abdominalis

apollo, armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 3, 2010
Size: approx. 1.5 inchs

I have seen these under rocks in streams as long as I can remember. Can anyone tell me what they are?

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Aquatic larva - Tipula abdominalis

Aquatic larva - Tipula abdominalis

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Contributed by Wade Clark on 3 April, 2010 - 7:20am
Last updated 19 June, 2010 - 6:47am

Moved

Moved from unidentified tipulid larvae.

… Charley Eiseman, 19 June, 2010 - 6:47am

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Moved

Moved from Tipulomorpha.

… Chen Young, 17 June, 2010 - 2:55am

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Charley Eiseman, 29 May, 2010 - 12:21pm

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Crane Fly larva?

I'm not very familiar with these, but I also found one just like yours, although skinnier. Here are some others to look at: http://bugguide.net/node/view/267485/bgimage?from=24 I know they are aquatic for part of their lives and they breath through their rear-end (by sticking it out of the water), which is called the spiracular area and can be used to determine species. I believe our resident Crane Fly expert is Chen Young, so he may be able to tell you more. Hope that helps for now. :)

… Mandy Howe, 3 April, 2010 - 10:47am

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Thanks.For some reason I thou

Thanks.For some reason I thought crane fly larae were terrestrial.

… Wade Clark, 3 April, 2010 - 8:55pm

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I think they are both...

...water & land. Here's a page that Chen often shares: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/cranefly/introduction.htm#Larvae It mentions right at the top "larval habitats, which extend from aquatic to terrestrial." There are some neat (and creepy) spiracular area diagrams drawn by Chen himself towards the bottom of the page, too.

… Mandy Howe, 3 April, 2010 - 9:02pm

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