Cranefly
Characteristics: Though they look like giant mosquitoes, they are not mosquitoes. Craneflies do not bite and they do not have a long proboscis (snout). Females may have a long ovipositor, resembling a needle-like stinger, but it is used to deposit eggs in moist soil.
Their long legs break off easily.
General Adult Size (Length):
8mm to 65mm
(0.31in to 2.56in)
Identifying Colors: brown; gray; gold
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana
Category: Fly
Common Name: Cranefly
Scientific Name: (Tipula simplex)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Tipula
Species: simplex
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