Jan 16, 2025 · What Are Crane Flies? A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters...

Aug 28, 2010 · This high speed flying, gigantic, all black fly landed on the framework of a patio chair. It has stayed for one hour at this point. The temperature is cool for August 2nd...about 67 degree F. The insect looks to me like a huge house fly.

Jun 10, 2020 · These large flies can be found throughout South Dakota; however, they are typically more of an issue in the Southern and Eastern portions of the state. Horse flies have the ability to inflict a very painful bite and draw large amounts of blood.

Adult dobsonflies are some of the largest non- Lepidopteran insects of temperate zones such as the United States and Canada, with a wingspan of up to 18 cm (7.1 in) in some species of Corydalus. [3] .

Tabanus sudeticus, also known as the dark giant horsefly, is a species of biting horse-fly. [5] [6] It is the heaviest fly in Europe. [7]

A crane fly is any member of the dipteran superfamily Tipuloidea, which contains the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, as well as several extinct families.

1 day ago · A crane fly lands on an Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus densiflorus), April 25, 2023 at Carrizo Plain National Monument during the "Superbloom" wildflower explosion, near Santa Margarita, California.

There are hundreds of species of crane flies in North America, but nearly all look like giant mosquitoes. They have slender bodies, very long legs, and one pair of wings that are often held out at a 45-degree angle to the body.

This very large fly was in my moth trap this morning. To give an idea of scale, it is sitting on top of an egg carton compartment. Its wing appeared to be severely frayed, but it could still fly powerfully.

Sep 28, 2016 · The Giant eastern crane fly (Pedicia albivitta) (albivitta, meaning white band/stripe, for the markings on the abdomen) is one of about 150 species in its family in North America (500 globally), and is one of the largest crane fly-ish species on the continent. It’s found from Minnesota east through southern Canada and south to North Carolina.