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Species Elliptera tennessa

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 Limoniidae (Limoniid Crane Flies)

Tribe Limoniini

Genus Elliptera

Species tennessa (Elliptera tennessa)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Elliptera tennessa Alexander, 1926

Explanation of Names

First discovered in Tennessee

Size

Wing length about 8 mm

Range

Southeast USA

Contributed by Chen Young on 5 June, 2007 - 10:20am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 7 June, 2018 - 7:17pm

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