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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Yes, =
thanks Tipulidae does seem right. Here’s the link for the =
“orange” ones: <a =
href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/1016088">http://bugguide.net/node/v=
iew/1016088</a>. Or <a =
href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/1324875">http://bugguide.net/node/v=
iew/1324875</a>. They don’t look very orange in some =
of the pics. Also labelled Tipulidae.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Jane<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div =
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0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen =
Shaw<br><b>Sent:</b> September 24, 2017 3:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] orange crane =
flies, perhaps?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hi =
Jane,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>We usually get large =
numbers emerging here in September too, 2” would be about right, =
sounds like yours but the color would be dull grayish-buff, not orange. =
I’m not sure what 'orange crane fly' is, but recall years =
ago deciding that ours was one of two European species that have =
colonized Canada and part of USA, and I think I settled on Tipula =
paludosa (common European crane fly), but which is very similar to the =
other alien T. oleracea (marsh crane fly). Go to the useful (with =
pics) Crane Flies of Pennsylvania catalogue <o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><cite><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal'><a =
href=3D"http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/cranefly/">http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/cr=
anefly/</a></span></cite><br>and near the end under Tipula check out =
these two species for the picture of their distinguishing feature (the =
separation of the compound eyes seen from underneath), mentioned by =
Stephen Luk; you may need a hand magnifier lens. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>I’d be interested to learn if it checks =
out.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Steve (Hfx)<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Sep 24, 2017, at 12:42 PM, David&Jane Schlosberg <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca</a>=
> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
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style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-CA>We’ve had unusually large =
numbers of crane flies in our grass the past week or so. They fly up =
when I walk through the grass. =
</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-CA>From the photos on<span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span><a =
href=3D"http://bugguide.net/"><span =
style=3D'color:#954F72'>bugguide.net</span></a>, I’m thinking =
orange crane fly. Is that a reasonable assumption? They have =
beige bodies and a wingspan of about 2 =
inches. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-CA>Jane</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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