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Primitive crane fly - Protoplasa fitchii
Copyright © 2012 Carmen Champagne

Primitive crane fly - Protoplasa fitchii
Athens/ Sandy Creek Park, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
April 19, 2011
I'm hoping that this wing pattern might be distinctive.
Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 7 April, 2012 - 11:12am
Last updated 7 April, 2012 - 12:31pm

Moved
Moved from Crane Flies.
… Carmen Champagne, 7 April, 2012 - 12:31pm

Protoplasa fitchii…
I'm seeing five radial and a single M3 cross vein in the wing. Nice find, Carmen.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 7 April, 2012 - 11:41am

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