Biology:Tipula ultima

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Short description: Species of fly

Tipula ultima
Giant Crane Fly - Tipula ultima, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Tipula
Species:
T. ultima
Binomial name
Tipula ultima
Alexander, 1915
Synonyms
  • Tipula flavescens Fabricius, 1805
  • Fabricius, 1805 Tipula flavicans

Tipula ultima is a species of crane fly in the family Tipulidae.[1][2] It was originally named Tipula flavescens by Fabricius in 1805. That name was preoccupied and Alexander proposed a new name ultima in 1915. Ultima is Latin for last; the species flies late in the year.

References

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1843253 entry