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Happened upon two mosquito hawks mating... got a few shots (and not in a creepy way). however I found a phenomenal website in which one may ID these crane flies. http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/cranefly/idkey... however it is MUCH more helpful if the identifier has an actual sample and not just a picture, like I do. hopefully I'll run into another one of these guys and get a sample to ID. http://bugguide.net/node/view/76457/bgim... I took a second look and I think this actually might be it. This guy is very common in the southern US. Characteristic-wise, she also has the pale spots on her wings and the projections right behind her wings.
The two pictures of the fly alone are pictures of the female. You can tell by the tip of the abdomen. http://procezzed.blogspot.com/2012/02/cr...