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Tipula fulvipennis

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Tipula fulvipennis
Tipula fulvipennis female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Tipula
Subgenus: Acutipula
Species:
T. fulvipennis
Binomial name
Tipula fulvipennis
De Geer, 1776
Synonyms

Tipula fulvipennis is a species of true crane flies in the family Tipulidae.[1]

Distribution

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Widespread throughout the Palaearctic. Although T. fulvipennis is described to be a "freely aquatic"[2] organism, in addition to its favorable marsh soil environment, it can be occasionally found in shallow streams.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "What is a crane fly?". Iowa State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ Brindle, A. (1958-61). Notes on the larvae of the British Tipulinae (Diptera, Tipulidae). Entomologist's mon. Mag. 94-97. 9
  3. ^ Chiswell, J. R. (1956). A taxonomic account of the last instar larvae of some British Tipulinae (Diptera, Tipulidae). Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 108, 409-84
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