Genus Erioptera

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Habitat · Season

Limoniid Crane Fly - Limoniidae - Erioptera distincta

Erioptera chlorophylla complex? - Erioptera

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

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Former subgenus Symplecta is treated as a separate genus on BugGuide

Explanation of Names

Erioptera Meigen 1803

Numbers

90 spp. in North America, ~300 total

Size

body 2.5-7 mm

Identification

small crane flies variously colored pale green, brownish-yellow, dark brown, or grayish, with or without markings on wings and body

Habitat

larvae of many species develop in moist or saturated earth near water edges; adults are found in low vegetation near water or in various other habitats such as woodlands and grasslands

Season

spring through fall (or spring and again in fall, in some species)

Contributed by tom murray on 25 August, 2005 - 9:16pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 20 June, 2018 - 7:44am

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