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Sooty Cranefly (Tipula fuliginosa) ♀ Found at the edge of a dense mixed forest. Geotagged,Spring,Tipula fuliginosa,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Sooty Cranefly (Tipula fuliginosa) ♀

Found at the edge of a dense mixed forest.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    The longer I look at it, the more beautiful it becomes. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Thank you! Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Agreed! It's stunning!! Compare to Tipula fuliginosa. Posted 5 years ago
        1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
          Flown Kimmerling
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          That looks spot on! Thank you! Posted 5 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            You're welcome :) Posted 5 years ago
            1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
              Ferdy Christant
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              "Found in Europe", looks like an outdated wikipedia text perhaps. Posted 5 years ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
                Christine Young
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                I think so. iNat and BG both show records of it being in the US, including Georgia. Posted 5 years ago
                1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
                  Ferdy Christant
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                  Thanks, removed the text. Posted 5 years ago

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The Sooty Cranefly

''Tipula fuliginosa'', the sooty crane fly, is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded May 28, 2020. Captured May 25, 2020 09:11 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/41s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm

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