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Ptychopteridae? - Dictenidia bimaculata, Tipulidae.
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 Ptychoptera contaminata female.
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 Wing veins are wrong for Ptychoptera. I think it's a Tipulidae of the Ctenophora genus group.
 
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 Hi

I think it is Dictenidia bimaculata

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 Dictenidia bimaculata seems to be correct. Thank you very much!

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