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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Species Dicranota rivularis

Crane Fly - Dicranota rivularis Pediciidae (Hairy-eyed Crane Fly), dorsal - Dicranota rivularis - female Pediciidae (Hairy-eyed Crane Fly), lateral - Dicranota rivularis - 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 Pediciidae (Hairy-eyed Crane Flies)
Genus Dicranota
No Taxon (subgenus Paradicranota)
Species rivularis (Dicranota rivularis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dicranota rivularis Osten Sacken, 1860
Explanation of Names
The type series was collected "flying along the surface of a little stream in the woods."
Identification
Extra crossvein in cell r1, Rs short with sharp bend, cell m1 absent (M1+2 unforked), scutum with three dark stripes.
Range
Northeastern USA
Season
April and May