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Eastern Dobsonfly

Corydalus cornutus

Description:

This nasty looking creature was on our window screen. It was about 64mm (2.5 in) long!

Habitat:

On our window, edge of woods.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Dobsonfly, female
Corydalus cornutus Species Corydalus cornutus - Eastern Dobsonfly - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

PhotoginTN
PhotoginTN 8 years ago

Thanks Jae and ForestDragon!

Jae
Jae 8 years ago

Great photos, PhotoginTN. I think it's a dobsonfly, perhaps Corydalus cornutus however I'm not sure about that.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

They are really big! The males have extraordinarily long mandibles that they use for grasping the female during mating.

PhotoginTN
Spotted by
PhotoginTN

Hohenwald, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 15, 2015
Submitted on Aug 7, 2015

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