Diptera: Tipulidae

Tipulidae sp  

Crane Fly (zc) (Tipulidae sp)
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© Vik Dunis 2013
Delegate, NSW (Apr, 2013)

I suspect that this Crane Fly may have just emerged from the pupa attached to the bush just above it, over which one leg is hooked, and is now in the process of drying off and preparing for its first flight.

Crane Fly (zc) (Tipulidae sp)

Crane Fly

Crane Fly (zc) (Tipulidae sp)

Crane Fly

Crane Fly (zc) (Tipulidae sp)

Crane Fly

Crane Fly (zc) (Tipulidae sp)

Crane Fly