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Species Tipula submaculata

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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 Tipulidae (Large Crane Flies)
Subfamily Tipulinae
Genus Tipula
No Taxon (subgenus Lunatipula)
No Taxon (submaculata group)
Species submaculata (Tipula submaculata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tipula submaculata Loew, 1863
Remarks
Per comments by Dr. Chen W. Young here Tipula submaculata and mallochi females cannot at present be separated. Although DNA suggests that the two may be the same species, males can be separated based on genitalia structures.
Internet References
Info and Images at The Crane Flies of Pennsylvania