Overnight, a light trap set up to lure moths also enticed this crane fly, a long-legged relative of the mosquito.
Photograph by Jess Elder/NGS
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Updated Species Count: 239
POSTED BY NANCY GUPTON/BIOBLITZ TEAM AT 10:31 AM
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