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 Large Insect, Wasp? Very unusual
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-11-2006 00:26
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
An awful photo, sorry, taken in 1985 on color negative film and I'm sure it was with a slow shutter speed. My memory is that this insect was fairly large, but my memory is not fresh and I did not measure. Is this a large wasp or some kind of bizarre fly that is fooling me into thinking it is a wasp? I can't see the eyes well... Help with this one will be appreciated! Stephen attached the following image:  [97.4Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 21-11-2006 00:54
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7280 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Ctenophora species (Tipulidae). See http://bugguide.n...027/bgpage. Yes, it is trying to fool you into thinking its a wasp - as do many other species of cranefly! 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-11-2006 10:59
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Ah, now don't I wish I had managed to get a nice shot of it! Thank-you for the ID, Tony.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 21-11-2006 20:26
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18921 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Tanyptera , most likely atra, female. Tanyptera is sometimes included in Ctenophora. Theo Zeegers |
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