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tiger crane fly |
_01.jpg "tiger crane fly (ferruginea)")
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Nephrotoma ferruginea |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Diptera (gnats, mosquitoes, true flies) |
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Suborder: |
Nematocera (long-horned flies) |
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Infraorder: |
Tipulomorpha (crane flies) |
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Superfamily: |
Tipuloidea |
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Family: |
Tipulidae (large crane flies) |
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Subfamily: |
Tipulinae |
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| Flight/Season | April to early October. Common May to September. |
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| Habitat | Suburbs, in or adjacent to turfgrass, open woodlands, oak-hickory forests, riversides, grasslands, pasture lands, grasses of urban lawns, cultivated crops. |
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| Range | .png "Range Map") |
Sources: 7. |
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| Sightings | Lakeville, MN | ||||||
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_02.jpg "tiger crane fly (ferruginea)") |
_03.jpg "tiger crane fly (ferruginea)") |
_04.jpg "tiger crane fly (ferruginea)") |
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