| Crane Fly - probably Tipula (Yamatotipula) caloptera |
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This is the largest crane fly I've ever seen - easily 80 mm wingspan, approx. 150 mm overall, including legs. No slouch flier, this female, either - she took off like a bat out of hell when she'd had enough of me. Just as the large Tipula dorsimacula I'd encountered only 50 feet from this spot last year, the tip of her abdomen was wet as if she'd been ovipositing. Wish I could catch one in the act. The Crane Flies of Pennsylvania |
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