Species Cramptonomyia spenceri

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

Winter Cranefly? - Cramptonomyia spenceri - female

Pachyneurid Fly - Cramptonomyia spenceri - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Axymyiomorpha

Family Pachyneuridae

Genus Cramptonomyia

Species spenceri (Cramptonomyia spenceri)

Explanation of Names

"It is named after its discoverer, George Spencer, the first entomology professor at the University of BC." -- University of BC Diptera page

Size

10-15 mm. The size in Arnett(1), 5-6 mm, is too small.

Range

Coastal forests of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia

Habitat

Larvae live in rotten Red Alder.

Season

Adults fly February to April.

Remarks

Rare

Internet References

http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bcdiptera/Order%20Diptera%20Text%20Files/family_descriptions.htm

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by John F. Carr on 24 March, 2009 - 8:24pm
Last updated 25 March, 2009 - 7:45am

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