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Zancudo

Description:

Los tipúlidos (Tipulidae) son una familia de dípteros nematóceros del infraorden Tipulomorpha, conocidos comúnmente como típulas, o zancudos (a los mosquitos también se les llama zancudos). Los adultos son delgados, con patas muy largas y finas; pueden medir de 2 a 60 mm. de longitud (sin contar las patas) aunque las especies tropicales pueden ser aún más grandes.

Habitat:

Bosque subtropical perturbado.

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

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5 Comments

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 10 years ago

Big mosquito ja ok no, I search and this is a zancudo :) thank you so much! @LaurenZarate P.S. I like the shadow too :)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

No, definitely not a mosquito. Most Crane Fly adults don't even feed. P.S. I like his shadow!

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 10 years ago

Thank you so much my friend! @Adarsha B S :) and thank you so much @LaurenZarate, so this is a mosquito? :o

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Hola Billo, this looks like a Crane Fly (Tipulidae) and an usually pretty one too! See the long calypters and the V-shaped suture in the middle of the pronotum...

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Very nice Billo :)

Billo-kun
Spotted by
Billo-kun

Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 24, 2013
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013

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