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Photo#97739
BG663 Fly - Protoplasa fitchii - female
Copyright © 2007 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG663 Fly - Protoplasa fitchii - Female
At Karr Creek, near Hwy 68, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
March 9, 2007
Size: body length 10.0 mm.
Collected on vegetation on sandy beach of small clear stream.
Appears to be in the family Tipulidae (Crane Flies)
Is this a female?
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 9 March, 2007 - 11:44pm
Last updated 17 March, 2007 - 2:12pm

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Thanks
to all of you for your prompt, informative responses. We appreciate your interest in our contributions.
Gayle
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 10 March, 2007 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 10 March, 2007 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

Tanyderidae
Protoplasa fitchii (only species in east). This looks like a "primitive crane fly" in the family Tanyderidae. They have only one complete anal wing vein as opposed to 2 in the tipulids and the more colorfully pigmented wings. They are pretty rare from what I understand, but the wings and its locattion match up with the biology (immature stages are found in sandy soil at margins of streams). First time I have seen a picture of one, and not just read about them, so I dont want to hazzard a guess on sex.
… cgibbs, 10 March, 2007 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

 
Female
This appears to be a female. There are no 'claspers' at the terminal end.
… Matt Bertone, 10 March, 2007 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

 
wow
amazing find. There probably aren't very many pictures of live specimens of Protoplasa. If you look around the margins of that stream, you might find their larvae.
… Keith Bayless, 10 March, 2007 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

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