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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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subgenus Lunatipula (Tipula subgenus Lunatipula)
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Tipula apicalis
Species
Tipula apicalis
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 Lunatipula)
Species
apicalis
(Tipula apicalis)
Explanation of Names
Tipula apicalis
Loew 1863
Size
12‒16 mm
(
1
)
Identification
Wing cells beyond cord of wing darkened, wing apex narrowly but conspicuously darkened (the most distinct character)
(
1
)
Range
NS‒ON to TN‒NC
(
2
)
Habitat
locally abundant in forest edges and also on herbaceous plants in grassy fields; larvae in rich humid woodland soil with pieces of rotting wood
(
1
)
Season
One spring generation, May‒Jun in PA
(
1
)
Internet References
Species profile
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1
)
Works Cited
1.
The Craneflies (Diptera:Tipulidae) of Pennsylvania
2.
Oosterbroek P. (2023) Catalogue of the craneflies of the world
Contributed by
Chen Young
on 16 June, 2008 - 10:45am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 31 December, 2023 - 2:27pm