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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Limoniini » Limonia » subgenus Metalimnobia (Limonia subgenus Metalimnobia) » Limonia immatura

Species Limonia immatura

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Crane Fly - Limonia immatura Limoniid Crane Fly - Limonia immatura Crane Fly - Limonia immatura Limonia cinctipes? - Limonia immatura Fly - Limonia immatura Limonia cinctipes - Limonia immatura Limonia immatura? - Limonia immatura Limonia cinctipes? - Limonia immatura
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 Metalimnobia)
Species immatura (Limonia immatura)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Metalimnobia immatura
Size
body length circa 20 mm
Range
Apparently widespread in eastern North America. Noted from Minnesota, North Carolina.
Season
Summer, fall. Brimley noted June-August in North Carolina (1). Guide photos show it into late fall in that state.
See Also
Limonia cinctipes has two dark bands on femora instead of three.
Print References
Brimley, p. 315 (1)
Internet References
A Preliminary Checklist of Minnesota Diptera--Metalimnobia immatura
North Carolina State University Entomology--9 pinned, including specimens from that state.
Crane flies of Pennsylvania--Limonia (Metalimnobia) immatura
Works Cited
1.Insects of North Carolina
C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Contributed by Chen Young on 31 August, 2005 - 1:27pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 30 October, 2019 - 5:41am

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