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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tipulinae » Tiger Crane Flies (Nephrotoma) » Nephrotoma alterna

Species Nephrotoma alterna

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Crane Fly, Ohio River Islands - Nephrotoma alterna - female Crane Fly - Nephrotoma alterna - female BG990 C9065 - Nephrotoma alterna - male BG1010 C9599 - Nephrotoma alterna - female BG1010 C9599 - Nephrotoma alterna - female Nephrotoma alterna, perhaps? - Nephrotoma alterna Tiger Crane Fly - Nephrotoma alterna - female Tiger Crane Fly - Lateral - Nephrotoma alterna - female
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 Nephrotoma (Tiger Crane Flies)
Species alterna (Nephrotoma alterna)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nephrotoma incurva (Loew 1863)(1)
Explanation of Names
Nephrotoma alterna (Walker 1848)
Size
10-16 mm(2)
Identification
Darkened wing tips, anterior end of lateral praescutal stripe curved laterally.
Range
transcontinental (LB-BC to FL-CO)(1)
Habitat
woodland species common in bottomland woods and moist thickets along streams(2)
Remarks
Females often observed ovipositing into wet soil in forest floor(2)
Internet References
Species profile(2)
Works Cited
1.Oosterbroek P. (2023) Catalogue of the craneflies of the world
2.The Craneflies (Diptera:Tipulidae) of Pennsylvania
Contributed by Chen Young on 22 June, 2006 - 10:44am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 27 December, 2014 - 6:42pm

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