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Species Erioptera septemtrionis

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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 Eriopterini
Genus Erioptera
No Taxon (subgenus Erioptera)
Species septemtrionis (Erioptera septemtrionis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Erioptera septemtrionis Osten Sacken, 1860
Explanation of Names
Septemtrionis means northern
Identification
Distinguished from close relatives by the pale brown color with contrasting dark halteres.
Range
Eastern North America
Season
April to September (Alexander, 1943)
Remarks
Females are attracted to light (Alexander, 1919:882).
Print References
Alexander, C.P. 1919. The crane-flies of New York. Part I. Distribution and taxonomy of the adult flies. Memoirs, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station 25: 767-993.
Contributed by Chen Young on 3 March, 2008 - 9:21am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 28 July, 2022 - 10:15am

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