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Nephrotoma sp.
Most likely tiger craneflies, Nephrotoma sp. Resembles Nephrotoma australasiae but has a slightly different pattern on the thoracic shield, and the species is not one of those listed for Papua. http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20ord...
Observed on vegetation in a large semi-urban yard/garden adjacent to a disturbed remnant patch of forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Spotted on May 18, 2014
Submitted on May 19, 2014
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