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Giant Cranefly

Tipula ultima

Description:

SIZE: Long: 1 1/2

Habitat:

Field edges, close to White Pines.

3 Comments

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

What a wicked creature... Nice takes!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

You've hit the nail right on the head! That looks like a perfect match! Thanks
, :-)

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

More reference material:
Family Tipulidae: http://bugguide.net/node/view/183

One that looks like yours: http://bugguide.net/node/view/148712

The less than informational Bugguide page for this species:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/146179

Fyn Kynd
Spotted by
Fyn Kynd

Maine, USA

Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on Oct 3, 2012

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