| Nephrotoma flavipalpis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tipulidae |
| Genus: | Nephrotoma |
| Species: | N. flavipalpis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nephrotoma flavipalpis (Meigen, 1830) | |
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Nephrotoma flavipalpis is a species of crane flies in the family Tipulidae. [2]
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]
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 .
Adults can be seen from June to October. [4] [6] The larvae live in soil.
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