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Tipulidae: Tipula fuliginosa? - Angarotipula illustris
Copyright © 2011 Carl Barrentine

Tipulidae: Tipula fuliginosa? - Angarotipula illustris
Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
July 29, 2011
Size: Body length ~ 2 cm
I think this specimen may be an example of the male Soooty Crane Fly, but I could be wrong about that. I'll submit two images of this specimen, which seems to resemble this image of a female of that species:


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Tipulidae: Tipula fuliginosa? - Angarotipula illustris Tipulidae: Tipula fuliginosa? - Angarotipula illustris
Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 29 July, 2011 - 1:10pm
Last updated 9 September, 2011 - 1:53pm

Moved
Moved from Large Crane Flies.
… Chen Young, 9 September, 2011 - 1:53pm

Female crane fly
of Tipula illustris . - Chen
… Chen Young, 9 September, 2011 - 1:52pm

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