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Mosquito hawk

Description:

Giant mosquito

Habitat:

Creek

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3 Comments

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Agreeing with keith and Jessica, I don't know this species of crane fly but it does appear to have the requisite "halteres" (back wings which have evolved to become short stalks with bulbed ends; these help them counter-balance the action of their front wings).

JessicaChilds
JessicaChilds 13 years ago

It is a crane fly.

keithp2012
keithp2012 13 years ago

I think it's a Crane Fly

jtaylor.15
Spotted by
jtaylor.15

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 12, 2010
Submitted on Mar 12, 2010

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