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Dobsonfly identified by WTB?

Posted by August 2nd, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Dobsonflies and Fishflies

Dobson fly
Hi,
Just found your super website and lo and behold – there it was – the gigantic insect I’ve been trying to give a name to! It was a Dobson Fly. Gave us a real shock when my granddaughter brought a dead one over in a large pickle jar that her neighbor found on her back porch. It measured 6 inches from wing ends to tip of pincers! We photographed it with our digital camera and have been trying to identify it ever since. Seems it pinched a lady in the neighborhood. It’s funny that I lived in this area for 60 years and never saw one before. Enclosed is our pic. Keep up the good work!
Barbara Erney
Harrisburg, PA

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Hi Barbara,
Happy we could be helpful.

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