Not one I've knowingly seen before. Apparently adults take nectar and pollen from flowers. Their larvae look pretty much like all other Tipula leather-jacket grubs.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Tiger in the kitchen
I normally just ignore craneflies but this one caught my eye as it was a bit of a looker with those stripes. Turns out it's a Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens.
Not one I've knowingly seen before. Apparently adults take nectar and pollen from flowers. Their larvae look pretty much like all other Tipula leather-jacket grubs.
Not one I've knowingly seen before. Apparently adults take nectar and pollen from flowers. Their larvae look pretty much like all other Tipula leather-jacket grubs.
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