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Genus Pedicia

Representative Images

large Pediciid? - Pedicia - female Mysterious Bug - Pedicia - female Giant Eastern Crane Fly - Pedicia albivitta Pedicia albivitta - Pedicia - female Pedicia parvicellula? - Pedicia parvicellula - female Crane Fly - Pedicia - female Pedicia - female Seep larva - Pedicia

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 Pediciidae (Hairy-eyed Crane Flies)
Genus Pedicia

Explanation of Names

Pedicia Latreille 1809

Numbers

~60 spp. in our area, ca. 100 total

Size

body >20 mm

Identification

dark triangle along costa about two-thirds distance from base of wing; hairy eyes

Habitat

larvae aquatic, a good bioindicator of clean aquatic habitat

Season

Two flight seasons for northeastern species, usually May/Jun & Sep/Oct

Food

small aquatic insects

Remarks

P. albivitta is one of the largest northeastern crane flies (the other being Tipula abdominalis)
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 April, 2005 - 12:07pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Robin McLeod, Chen Young, v belov
Last updated 6 July, 2023 - 7:58pm

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