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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae) » Eriopterini » Snow Flies (Chionea) » Chionea valga

Species Chionea valga

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Internet References
male Snow Scorpionfly? - Chionea valga - male Snow Fly - Chionea valga - female Snow Fly - Chionea valga - female crane fly - Chionea valga - male Chionea valga - male Wingless Crane Fly or Snow Fly - Chionea valga Chionea valga - female Snow Fly (Chionea) - Chionea valga - 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 Limoniidae (Limoniid Crane Flies)
Tribe Eriopterini
Genus Chionea (Snow Flies)
Species valga (Chionea valga)
Numbers
There are 16 species of Chionea in North America.
Size
3-5mm
Identification
A wingless Crane Fly with external genitalia.
Range
Alberta to Labrador and down to Minnesota and Virginia
Habitat
Usually found walking on snow.
Season
September through May, most common October/November and February/March.
Food
unknown
Internet References
Kansas School of Nature
Contributed by tom murray on 16 February, 2006 - 3:40pm
Additional contributions by PaleoJon
Last updated 25 May, 2021 - 5:36am

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