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3] The Phantom Crane Flies. Family: Ptychopteridae.
One local species, Bittacomorpha claviceps (Fig. 3), presents a striking image in flight. They tend to fly with the legs
held in a vertical plane and so appear as a 6-spoked black-and-white wheel moving towards you.
Fig. 3. Phanton Crane Fly
