Tipula ultima

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Tipula ultima
Giant Crane Fly - Tipula ultima, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Tipula
Subgenus: Platytipula
Species:
T. ultima
Binomial name
Tipula ultima
Alexander, 1915
Synonyms
  • Tipula flavescens Fabricius, 1805
  • Tipula flavicans Fabricius, 1805

Tipula ultima is a species of crane fly in the family Tipulidae, found in Canada and the United States. [1] [2] It was originally named Tipula flavescens by Fabricius in 1805. That name was preoccupied and Alexander proposed a new name ultima in 1915. Ultima is Latin for last; the species flies late in the year.

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References

  1. "Tipula ultima Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. "Tipula ultima Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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