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Species Ptychoptera quadrifasciata

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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))
Family Ptychopteridae (Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies)
Genus Ptychoptera (Fold-winged Crane Flies)
No Taxon (quadrifasciata species group)
Species quadrifasciata (Ptychoptera quadrifasciata)
Size
7-9 mm
Habitat
"The immature stages are aquatic or nearly so, found mainly in saturated mud at the margins of streams or in swales."(1)
Remarks
Western populations of "Ptychoptera quadrifasciata" are probably an undescribed species.
Works Cited
1.The Craneflies (Diptera:Tipulidae) of Pennsylvania
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 19 September, 2005 - 12:13pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 15 June, 2022 - 2:53pm

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