Toxorhina muliebris

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

Toxorhina muliebris is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae. The adult of the species can be found flying in mid-June to August on the East Coast of North America from Quebec to Virginia and as far west as Wisconsin. Its grayish color is the most obvious difference from the yellowish brown Toxorhina magna which is found in the southern parts of the range of T. muliebris. [1]

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References

  1. 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.

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