Biology:Nephrotoma ferruginea

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Short description: Species of fly

Nephrotoma ferruginea
Nephrotoma ferruginea.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Nephrotoma
Species:
N. ferruginea
Binomial name
Nephrotoma ferruginea
Fabricius, 1805

Nephrotoma ferruginea is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.[1][2][3][4][5]

Tiger Crane Fly - Nephrotoma ferruginea, C&O National Historic Park, Four Locks, Maryland.jpg

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Nephrotoma ferruginea:

  • Nephrotoma ferruginea ferruginea Fabricius, 1805 i g
  • Nephrotoma ferruginea surtularis (Loew, 1863) i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

Nephrotoma ferruginea mating

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. 
  • McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J. et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253. 
  • Oosterbroek, P. (2014). Catalogue of the craneflies of the world. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2745316 entry