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Giant Crane Fly

Tipula sp.

Description:

Brown, long-legged fly with stripe down entire abdomen, mostly clear wings other than front edge is brown and there's a white patch about 3/4 down.

Habitat:

Screen door in evening

Notes:

Aka mosquito hawk, mosquito eater (or skeeter eater), gallinipper, and gollywhopper. This genus is aka Daddy Long Legs.

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Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on Mar 24, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2012

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