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Species Chionea valga

male Snow Scorpionfly? - Chionea valga - male

Unknown insect found in snow - Chionea valga - male

Wingless Crane Fly or Snow Fly - Chionea valga

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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