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Species Tipula algonquin

Crane Fly - Tipula algonquin
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 Tipulidae (Large Crane Flies)
Subfamily Tipulinae
Genus Tipula
No Taxon (subgenus Trichotipula)
Species algonquin (Tipula algonquin)
Range
northeastern North America (not yet recorded in Pennsylvania but likely to occur there; see Internet Reference below)
Season
late season species usually found in habitat shared with Tipula (Trichotipula) unimaculata [comment by Chen Young]
Remarks
Guide page creation based on Chen Young's identification of this image.
Internet References
list of species recorded or likely to occur in Pennsylvania (James Fetzner and Chen Young, The Crane Flies of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Museum of Natural History)