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Sofonisba Questa, NM(Zone 5b) Sep 19, 2010

I see this bug every summer banging into lamps and windows. It's legs are long and gangly. It sort of resembles a gigantic mosquito. No one in my house knows it's name. Thanks for your help!

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 19, 2010

I think it's a cranefly.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 20, 2010

Definitely a crane fly (Diptera: Tipulidae); this is a very large family encompassing thousands of species. See http://tinyurl.com/l2zxv9 for a small sample and http://tinyurl.com/onk5r for more detailed information.

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Sofonisba Questa, NM(Zone 5b) Sep 20, 2010

Thank you!!!

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