Sighting 4444889
Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Crane Fly at Wodonga, VIC
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| Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jan 2025 | |
| Tipulidae sp. (family) | KylieWaldon | 26 Sep 2022 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 22 Sep 2022 |
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User's notes
Half the size of the other insect, but because it was flying almost continuously I found it hard to measure! When in flight resembled a giant mosquito but when resting could see the very long legs and spots on wings.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.879393-36.143270
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Sep 2022 11:53 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) True flies (Diptera) Insects Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily)
Species information
- Tipuloidea sp. (superfamily) Scientific name
- Crane Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 650.35m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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