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Tipulidae (Crane Flies) True Fly Adult Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Diptera (True Flies)
» Family Tipulidae (Crane Flies)
 This is a small cranefly species.

This true fly was collected from the Upper Midwest on May 18th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.

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crane fly? 6 Replies »
Posted by Manny on Jun 10, 2007
Last reply on Jun 10, 2007 by Invicta
I was fly fishing a tailwater in Indiana when I noticed a {hatch} of what I thought were sulfers(dorothea,invaria). But after further inspection they had the makup of a crane fly and also were a pale yellowish color. Could this be a crane fly species?
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