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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Tipulomorpha » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Helius

Genus Helius

Classification · Identification
BG2011 E3031 - Helius flavipes - male BG2011 E3031 - Helius flavipes - male BG2019 E3075 - Helius flavipes - female BG2019 E3075 - Helius flavipes - female BG2019 E3075 - Helius flavipes - female BG2019 E3075 - Helius flavipes - female Crane fly - Helius flavipes - female Crane fly - Helius flavipes
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Tipulomorpha
Family Limoniidae (Limoniid Crane Flies)
Genus Helius
Identification
"Notice the slightly elongate beak, this is one of the characters for this genus." -- Chen Young
Contributed by Chen Young on 21 June, 2007 - 9:38am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 5 August, 2009 - 5:52pm

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