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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tipulinae » Tiger Crane Flies (Nephrotoma) » brevipennis species group (Nephrotoma brevipennis species group) » Nephrotoma ferruginea

Species Nephrotoma ferruginea

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Crane Fly - Nephrotoma ferruginea Crane Fly - Nephrotoma ferruginea - female Tiger Crane Fly - Nephrotoma ferruginea - female Mating crane flies - Nephrotoma ferruginea - male - female Tiger Crane Fly - Nephrotoma ferruginea - female Crane fly - Nephrotoma ferruginea - female female tiger crane fly - Nephrotoma ferruginea - female Nephrotoma ferruginea - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Tipulomorpha (Crane Flies)
Family Tipulidae (Large Crane Flies)
Subfamily Tipulinae
Genus Nephrotoma (Tiger Crane Flies)
No Taxon (brevipennis species group)
Species ferruginea (Nephrotoma ferruginea)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nephrotoma ferruginea (Fabricius 1805)
Explanation of Names
ferrugineus = 'rusty'
Size
12-16 mm(1)
Identification
In the Northeast, distinguished from other Nephrotoma by the combination of
General color orange
Antenna uniformly dark except at base
Scutum orange, slightly shining, except for black spot at each end of transverse suture
Range
transcontinental (NF-NT-AK south to GA-TX-AZ & Mexico)(2)
Habitat
grasslands, lawns, forest edges; larvae in soil or leaf mold(1)
Food
larvae feed on decaying plant debris and grass roots(1)
Remarks
Most common Nephrotoma in our area, and likely to be found in urban/suburban areas(1)
Internet References
Species profile(1)
Works Cited
1.The Craneflies (Diptera:Tipulidae) of Pennsylvania
2.Oosterbroek P. (2023) Catalogue of the craneflies of the world
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 21 July, 2005 - 12:52pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Bbarnd, Chuck Entz, Aaron Schusteff, Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 3 August, 2019 - 4:44pm

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