Biology:Nephrotoma crocata

Short description: Species of fly

Nephrotoma crocata
Nephrotoma crocata female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tipulidae
Genus:	Nephrotoma
Species:	N. crocata
Binomial name
Nephrotoma crocata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Tipula crocata Linnaeus, 1758 Tipula flavofasciata De Geer, 1776 Tipula perpulcher Harris, 1780 Nephrotoma flavofasciata (De Geer, 1776) Nephrotoma hartigi (Mannheims, 1951) Nephrotoma perpulcher (Harris, 1780) Pales hartigi Mannheims, 1951

Nephrotoma crocata is a species of crane fly found in most of Europe and northern Russia . The subspecies N. c. luteata is found in southwest France , Portugal, Spain , Morocco, and Algeria.

Subspecies

• N. c. crocata (Linnaeus, 1758)
• N. c. luteata (Meigen, )

References

• "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)". Naturalis Biodiversity Center. https://ccw.naturalis.nl/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2172343 entry