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Tipula sp.
Long-legged, long winged insect
Stream, wetlands
Laying on a leaf that was in full shade
There is a good chance that this is a female Tipula longiventris or Tipula abdominalis.Here are links to the BugGuide.net pages for each of the above species.T. longiventris http://bugguide.net/node/view/24778T. abdominalis http://bugguide.net/node/view/24959
Limonia cinctipes? Bugguide
Yeah, I did not realize this photo only really shows its wings. I agree it is some kind of crane fly.
Can't see all of it, but maybe some kind of crane fly?
Spotted on May 20, 2013 Submitted on Mar 11, 2014
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There is a good chance that this is a female Tipula longiventris or Tipula abdominalis.
Here are links to the BugGuide.net pages for each of the above species.
T. longiventris http://bugguide.net/node/view/24778
T. abdominalis http://bugguide.net/node/view/24959
Limonia cinctipes? Bugguide
Yeah, I did not realize this photo only really shows its wings. I agree it is some kind of crane fly.
Can't see all of it, but maybe some kind of crane fly?