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Species Tipula tephrocephala

Craneflies - Tipula tephrocephala - male - female unusual backyard bugs - Tipula tephrocephala Distinctive crane fly - Tipula tephrocephala - female Mosquito-looking Insect on Steroids - Tipula tephrocephala Tipula tephrocephala - male Tipula tephrocephala - male Tipula tephrocephala - male Tipula tephrocephala - 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 Tipula
No Taxon (subgenus Yamatotipula)
Species tephrocephala (Tipula tephrocephala)
See Also
Tipula jacobus - females of these two species apparently are indistinguishable where they overlap (see comment here)