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Tipulidae: Tipula sp?
nick upton
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Posted on 10-04-2010 20:37
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Can anyone identify this large cranefly? Several were out today in a water meadow looking for mates.

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Here is a pair mating
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Posted on 10-04-2010 23:20
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My guess is Tipula lateralis. It is an early species. Cp. http://www.bugsan...tml#TipLat.
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Many thanks Sundew, form online photos I have now checked, T. lateralis looks just right and as well as the early emergence, the location is correct also - on damp water meadows next to a stream.
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