[NatureNS] Crane Fly with orange thorax

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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:53:40 -0300
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At 5:42 PM -0300 9/29/14, nancy dowd wrote:
>I was surprised to see this orange-thoraxed Crane Fly duo this 
>morning at the outdoor lights. I never think of Crane Flies as 
>having much colour:
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/15208460670/
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/15208624277/
>
>The one showing the very bright orange is a male? ID?

It looks to me like the thorax of the fly on the right of your photos 
is covered in mites, Nancy. A larger version of the photo may help...

Phil

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