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subgenus Tipula (European Crane Flies) (Tipula subgenus Tipula (European Crane Flies))
Photo#70502
Copyright © 2006
Mardon Erbland
Tipula oleracea? -
Tipula
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Logy Bay, N47º 37.832' W052º 41.252' (WGS84), Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
August 13, 2006
Size: Approx 2cm body
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Contributed by
Mardon Erbland
on 13 August, 2006 - 2:21pm
Last updated 13 August, 2006 - 7:55pm
This crane fly
looks like one of the introduced species of European
crane flies
. Check here for more
info
. - Chen
…
Chen Young
, 13 August, 2006 - 6:28pm
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Tipula oleracea?
Thank you for
the link
you provided. Based upon that material, my guess is that my subject is a male
Tipula oleracea
. I think that the posterior end of my subject's body resembles
Tipula oleracea
more than
T
ipula paludosa
. Also from the image link you provided, it would seem that my subject is certainly a male. Based on the
Tipula paludosa larva image
, I wonder if the fly I photographed is a representative of the species that emerged from this fly larva I submitted previously:
The images for that larva are already on the
European crane flies guide page
.
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Mardon Erbland
, 13 August, 2006 - 7:09pm
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It is likely that
the adult fly you encountered was related to the larva which you took its picture earlier. If this was the case, then the male fly could be a Tipula oleracea. On the other hand, since both species have a fall generation, your adult fly also could be either species and it is extremely difficult to make a positive identificaiton based solely on images.
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Chen Young
, 13 August, 2006 - 9:19pm
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