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Species Limonia rostrata

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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 Limoniini
Genus Limonia
No Taxon (subgenus Geranomyia)
Species rostrata (Limonia rostrata)
Identification
The wing pattern, with 4-5 conspicuous costal marks, tibiae with darkened tips, and fore tibiae with tips expanded or swollen, will separate this species from all Nearctic congeners and closely allied Neotropical species. These close relatives with similar marked wings (such as G. antillarum and G. cubana) may eventually prove to be in the far southern US as well.
Remarks
Page creation based on Dr. Chen Young's identification of this image.
Internet References
The Crane Flies of Pennsylvania (James Fetzner Jr. and Chen Young; Carnegie Museum of Natural History)