Phantom Crane Flies

Cross Plains, Wisconsin, United States

Thompson, England, United Kingdom

Haugh Wood , Herefordshire. SO586361

Summary[edit] Description: Bittacomorpha clavipes. Date: 17 April 2020, 23:44. Source: Bittacomorpha clavipes. Author: Christina Butler from Georgia, United States. Camera location34° 14′ 17.58″ N, 84° 29′ 00.45″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 34.238216; -84.483459.

Summary[edit] Description: Cradley,Malvern, Worcs.SO7347. Date: 12 August 2015, 18:57. Source: Phantom Cranefly. Ptychoptera. poss Ptychoptera contaminata. Author: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Ptychoptera contaminata (phantom crane fly) mating, Arnhem, the NetherlandsNederlands: Ptychoptera contaminata (Glansmug soort) paring, Arnhem, Nederland. Date: 27 May 2013, 12:10:38. Source: Own work. Author: Bj.schoenmakers. Camera location51° 56′ 27.33″ N, 5° 51′ 42.06″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.940925; 5.861682.

I see this species every year in the vegetation next to the boardwalk leading to the beaver pond.

Mit charakteristischer U-frmiger Naht auf dem dorsalen Thorax (im Ggs. zur V-frmigen Naht der Tipulidae).Mnnliche Genitalien auergewhnlich vorragend. Larven aquatisch .....[Stresemann (1989) "Exkursionsfauna", Bd. 2.2, p.354]Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: PterygotaInfraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes and gnats, Zweiflgler)Suborder: Nematocera BERTHOLD, 1827 (tread-horns, Mcken)Infraorder: Ptychopteromorpha WOOD & BORKENT, 1986Superfamily: Ptychopteroidea HENNIG, 1968Family: Ptychopteridae OSTEN SACKEN, 1862 (phantom crane flies, Faltenmcken)Subfamily: PtychopterinaeGenus: Ptychoptera MEIGEN, 1803Subgenus: Ptychoptera MEIGEN, 1803 ?maybe: Ptychoptera contaminata LINNAEUS, 1758 ?[det. Alan Thornhill, 2013, based on photos]taxonomical info: www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id119109/more info (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptychoptera_contaminataGermany, Brandenburg, vic. Knigs-Wusterhausen: Senzig - Forst Dubrow, 15.05.2013IMG_3672

Summary[edit] Description: Bittacomorpha clavipes - Here is a 10x shot of this lovely flies face, collected in my back yard in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Seems to have a very odd tongue. 10:54, 26 April 2015 (UTC)10:54, 26 April 2015 (UTC){{{{{{0}}}}}}10:54, 26 April 2015 (UTC)10:54, 26 April 2015 (UTC) All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 200mm Pentax-m with Nikon 10X infinity microscope objective lens mounted on front , Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.6, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200 Beauty is truth, truth beauty - that is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know " Ode on a Grecian Urn" John Keats You can also follow us on Instagram account USGSBIML Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen: Basic USGSBIML set up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4 PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up: ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques: plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo or www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU Excellent Technical Form on Stacking: www.photomacrography.net/ Contact information: Sam Droege sdroege@usgs.gov 301 497 5840. Date: 19 April 2015, 19:39. Source: phantom crane fly_2015-04-19-16.23.54 ZS PMax. Author: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Phantom crane fly, Ptychoptera quadrifasciata. Corneille Bryan Native Garden, Lake Junaluska, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. https://bugguide.net/node/view/405884. Date: 25 May 2010, 09:32:55. Source: Own work. Author: Beatriz Moisset. Other versions: .

Summary[edit] Description: English: Ptychoptera contaminata. Date: 22 June 2017. Source: Own work. Author: AfroBrazilian.

Ptychoptera townesi Alexander 1943, USA: California: 4mi SW Stirling City

Summary[edit] Description: English: Bittacomorpha clavipes at rest. Date: 8 June 2017, 14:21:29. Source: Own work. Author: AmaryllisGardener.

Summary[edit] Description: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland. NT380615. Date: 19 May 2010, 11:21. Source: Ptychoptera sp. female (a phantom crane fly). Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK. Camera location55° 50′ 34.63″ N, 2° 59′ 40.37″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.842952; -2.994546.

Summary[edit] Camera location51° 56′ 22.33″ N, 5° 51′ 41.92″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.939537; 5.861645. Description: English: Ptychoptera contaminata (phantom crane fly) (male), Arnhem, the Netherlands Nederlands: Ptychoptera contaminata (glansmug) (mannetje), Arnhem, Nederland. Date: 27 August 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Bj.schoenmakers. Other versions: .

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Ptychoptera albimana (Diptera sp.) female, Texel, the NetherlandsNederlands: Ptychoptera albimana (Ptychopteridae soort) vrouwtje, Texel, Nederland. Date: 24 July 2016, 12:00:00. Source: Own work. Author: Bj.schoenmakers. Other versions: . Camera location53° 09′ 43.24″ N, 4° 50′ 48.8″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 53.162012; 4.846888.

Summary[edit] Description: Crichton Glen, Midlothian, Scotland. Date: 23 June 2010, 10:02. Source: Ptychoptera sp. - female. Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK. Camera location55° 50′ 32.17″ N, 2° 59′ 39.6″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.842270; -2.994334.

Summary[edit] Description: Nederlands: Ptychoptera contaminata (Ptychopteridae) - (man imago), Elst (Gld) - De Park, NederlandEnglish: Ptychoptera contaminata (Ptychopteridae) - (male imago), Elst (Gld) - De Park, the Netherlands. Date: 12 May 2019. Source: : This image is uploaded as image number 20702227 at waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. , This site now requires authentication, however, the same image and copyright information is also available via https://world.observation.org/foto/view/20702227 since it uses the same data. Author: : This image is created by user B. Schoenmakers at waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands.. Other versions: . Camera location51° 56′ 30.59″ N, 5° 50′ 51.99″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 51.941831; 5.847774.

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Ptychoptera albimana (Diptera sp.) female, Texel, the NetherlandsNederlands: Ptychoptera albimana (Ptychopteridae soort) vrouwtje, Texel, Nederland. Date: 24 July 2016, 12:00:00. Source: Own work. Author: Bj.schoenmakers. Other versions: . Camera location53° 09′ 43.24″ N, 4° 50′ 48.8″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 53.162012; 4.846888.

Summary[edit] Description: Humbie Kirk, East Lothian, Scotland. Date: 19 July 2011, 13:40. Source: Ptychoptera sp. female (a Phantom Crane Fly). Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK. Camera location55° 51′ 55.06″ N, 2° 51′ 34.33″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.865294; -2.859535.

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes and gnats, Zweiflügler) Suborder: Nematocera BERTHOLD, 1827 (tread-horns, Mücken) Infraorder: Ptychopteromorpha WOOD & BORKENT, 1986 Superfamily: Ptychopteroidea HENNIG, 1968 Family: Ptychopteridae OSTEN SACKEN, 1862 (phantom crane flies, Faltenmücken) Subfamily: Ptychopterinae Genus: Ptychoptera MEIGEN, 1803 Subgenus: Ptychoptera MEIGEN, 1803 probably: Ptychoptera contaminata LINNAEUS, 1758 ? [det. "taka-", 2013, based on photos] Germany, N-Hessen, Kassel: Dönche NP, ca. 180m asl, 02.06.2013 IMG_0206

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