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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae)
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Tipula
Copyright © 2013 S. Carter

Tipula
Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
March 31, 2013
Hello! I'm pretty sure this is a Crane Fly...Tipula? My big question is...what are those funny little things on it's abdomen that stick out? Are they some sort of claspers for mating? Or vestigial wings?

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Contributed by S. Carter on 1 June, 2013 - 1:38am
Last updated 11 May, 2018 - 12:46pm

Moved
Moved from Crane Flies.
… Even Dankowicz, 11 May, 2018 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 3 June, 2013 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Those are
halteres. You'll find them on all flies (they're just more noticeable on tipulids).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 June, 2013 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

 
Tipula
Awesome! Thanks, Ken. This is the first I've heard of them. I'm glad I was able to see them in these photos so I could learn something. :)
… S. Carter, 3 June, 2013 - 1:55am login or register to post comments

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