Subject: Red and black mosquito eater
Location: Ben Lomond, CA 95005
March 19, 2017 7:31 pm
Had this bug land on my garage door and have never seen one like it. Looks similar to a mosquito eater crossed with a wasp?
Signature: Jeff whiting
Dear Jeff,
This is a Crane Fly, group of insects commonly, though falsely, called Mosquito Hunters. We believe your species is Phoroctenia vittata based on BugGuide images.