Explanation of Names
from the Latin "flavus" (yellow) + "ferruginus" (the color of iron rust; reddish-brown); refers to the color of the adults
Numbers
common in woods in late fall
Identification
Adult: body orangish-yellow in preserved specimens (more brownish-orange in live individuals) with brown bands across dorsal surface of abdomen; ventral surface of abdomen pale yellowish; wings transparent with brown dots along cross-veins; legs orangish-yellow with small dark band at distal end of each segment
Range
northeastern United States: Pennsylvania to North Carolina, west to at least Minnesota
Habitat
woodlands: adults are often seen on the uppper surface of leaves; larvae develop in relatively dry soil in woodlands
Season
adults fly from September to November
Remarks
page creation based on Chen Young's identification of
this imageInternet References
pinned and live adult images of male and female, plus description, habitat, seasonality (James Fetzner and Chen Young, The Crane Flies of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Museum of Natural History)
presence in North Carolina 6 specimens in collection, including locally collected specimens (North Carolina State U.)
presence in Minnesota; list (Insects of Cedar Creek, U. of Minnesota)
