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  • Scientific names
    • Corydalus
  • English
    • Dobsonflies

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Recent Observations

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Photos

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What

hellgrammite Corydalus cornutus

Observer

tonyg

Date

Apr 14, 2012
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Photos

Observer

biosam

Date

Jan 7, 2007

Description

Attracted to a light trap. Stayed there motionless for a couple days. After a few beers one night I got up the nerve to touch it.

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Photos

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What

Dobsonflies Genus Corydalus

Observer

kueda

Date

Jul 10, 2008

Place

Clinton, CT, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Massive thing, like 6-8 cm long, on the side of my parents' house.

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Description from Wikipedia

Dobsonflies, also known as "the king bug" because of their intimidating tusks and kingly features, are insects of the subfamily Corydalinae, part of the megalopteran family Corydalidae. Their closest relatives are the fishflies. Distributed throughout the Americas, dobsonflies can be rather frightening in their appearance. The males have extremely long mandibles, and the females', while not as long, are nonetheless quite large. The most well-known of the numerous species is Corydalus cornutus, the Eastern Dobsonfly. This...

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