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Giant Western Crane Fly

Posted by August 30th, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Crane Fly

What is this bug??
I took this photo in july ‘05 in the Puget Sound are of Washington state. It was on the side of my house and was about2.5" across at the legs.Thank you for the I.D. -Lynne

Hi Lynne,
This is a Giant Western Crane Fly, Holorusia rubiginosa. It is harmless. This is the biggest fly west of the Rockies.

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