<em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 214696 - Psn: 42)

Tipula metacomet in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 421893 - Psn: 44)

Tipula metacomet in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/27/2012). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 663176 - Psn: 45)

Tipula metacomet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/27/2012). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 192381 - Psn: 55)

Tipula metacomet in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Tipula metacomet in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 757568 - Psn: 55)

Tipula metacomet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Tipula metacomet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Tipula metacomet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Tipula metacomet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A female <em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Harford Co., Maryland (9/8/2019). Verified by John F. Carr/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 669569 - Psn: 78)

A female Tipula metacomet in Harford Co., Maryland (9/8/2019). Verified by John F. Carr/BugGuide.

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<em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) Luke Wildfire, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 785619 - Psn: 88)

Tipula metacomet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) Luke Wildfire, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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<em>Tipula metacomet</em> in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/22/2023). (c) Lissa Kanton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 807931 - Psn: 88)

Tipula metacomet in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/22/2023). (c) Lissa Kanton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Description

A similar species to Tipula abdominalis but distinguished by the overall dark brown femur and tibia (no pale sub apical bandit femur or base of tibia as in abdominalis), wing stigma dark brown, wing patterning details, and abdominal tergite 1 evenly dark brown. Tipula abdominalis is also a late summer to fall emerging species. (Jon Gelhaus/BugGuide)

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Tipula metacomet in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Tipula metacomet in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Tipula metacomet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/27/2012). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Tipula metacomet in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Tipula metacomet in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Tipula metacomet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A female Tipula metacomet in Harford Co., Maryland (9/8/2019). Verified by John F. Carr/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Tipula metacomet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) Luke Wildfire, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by wildluker via iNaturalist.

Tipula metacomet in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/22/2023). (c) Lissa Kanton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Lissa Kanton via iNaturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Tipula metacomet

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tipulidae
Genus:	Tipula
Species:	T. metacomet
Binomial name
*Tipula metacomet* Alexander, 1965

Tipula metacomet is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] named for the Wampanoag chief Metacomet.