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Genus Tricyphona

Representative Images

Crane Fly Tipula sp. - Tricyphona - male crane fly - Tricyphona inconstans - female Crane Fly - Tricyphona - female male crane fly - Tricyphona - male Pennsylvania Crane Fly for ID - Tricyphona inconstans Cranefly - Tricyphona inconstans - female Tricyphona Tipuloidea from a beaver swamp - Tricyphona - 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 Pediciidae (Hairy-eyed Crane Flies)
Genus Tricyphona

Explanation of Names

Tricyphona Zetterstedt 1837

Numbers

at least 16 spp. in our area, >100 total

Identification

less colorful and smaller than Pedicia

Range

holarctic, Australasian

Habitat

larvae are aquatic, living in marshes and along edges of streams
adults found in grassy areas along streams, and are attracted to artificial light

Food

larvae feed on aquatic organisms
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 27 September, 2005 - 12:07pm
Additional contributions by v belov, zdanko
Last updated 6 July, 2023 - 8:29pm

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