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Species Erioptera caliptera

Checkered-margined crane fly - Erioptera caliptera

Red headed bug - Erioptera caliptera - male

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 Mesocyphona)

Species caliptera (Erioptera caliptera)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Erioptera caliptera Say, 1823

Sometimes called Erioptera caloptera

Range

e. NA to e. TX, Calif. - Map (1)

Works Cited

1.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by tom murray on 25 August, 2005 - 9:16pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 24 October, 2023 - 12:20pm

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