Toxorhina magna

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Toxorhina magna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Genus: Toxorhina
Species:
T. magna
Binomial name
Toxorhina magna
Osten Sacken, 1865

Toxorhina magna is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] This species can be found on the East Coast of the United States as far west as Michigan and as far south as Florida. Its yellowish brown color its most obvious difference from the grayish Toxorhina muliebris which is found in the northern parts of T. magna's range. [7]

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References

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  2. "Toxorhina magna species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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  5. Krivosheina, N.P. (2012). "Analysis of the taxonomic structure of the crane fly family Limoniidae (Diptera) based on the larval characters". Entomological Review. Springer. 92 (8). doi:10.1134/S0013873812080118.
  6. "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World". 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  7. Guy C. Crampton (23 February 2018). Guide to the Insects of Connecticut, Vol. 6: The Diptera Or True Flies of Connecticut; First Fascicle; External Morphology; Key to Families; Tanyderidae, Ptychopteridae, Trichoceridae, Anisopodidae, Tipulidae (Classic Reprint). Fb&c Limited. ISBN   978-0-666-23104-8.