Nephrotoma flavipalpis

Nephrotoma flavipalpis is a species of crane flies in the family Tipulidae. [2]

Nephrotoma flavipalpis
Nephrotoma flavipalpis. Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Tipulidae
Genus:
Nephrotoma
Species:
N. flavipalpis
Binomial name
Nephrotoma flavipalpis
(Meigen, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nephrotoma bichroma (Pierre, 1924)
  • Nephrotoma crinicauda (Riedel, 1910)
  • Nephrotoma flavirostris (Strobl, 1909)
  • Nephrotoma verticalis (Becker, 1907)

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, France (incl Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) and in North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia). [3] These crane flies usually inhabit woods and hedge rows. [4]

Description

Nephrotoma flavipalpis can reach a body length of about 12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in)[5] and a wing length of about 10–18 mm (0.39–0.71 in). [4] These crane flies show a lustrous body and a mainly yellow head, with a short proboscis (rostrum) and verticillate antennae. Thorax is yellow and black. On the abdomen there are black and yellow bands. On the wings is present a dark stigma. [6]

This species is very similar to Nephrotoma scalaris.

Biology

Adults can be seen from June to October.[4][6] The larvae live in soil.

References
  1. Catalogue of life
  2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II . Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. J. K. Lindsey Ecology of Commanster
  5. Pierre, C. , (1924) Diptères : Tipulidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 8 159 p. Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
  6. Nature Spot
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