Triplicitipula
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tipulidae |
Subfamily: | Tipulinae |
Genus: | Tipula |
Species: | Triplicitipula
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Binomial name | |
Triplicitipula Alexander, 1965
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Species | |
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Triplicitipula is a subgenus of crane fly in the family Tipulidae, found in the lower half of North America. [1]
Distribution and Habitat
[edit]Triplicitipula contains numerous species across North America with many in California having a variety of habitats. There are a few species that inhabit the high mountains of western China and Tibet.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Subgenus Triplicitipula". iNaturalist. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Alexander, Charles P. (1967). "The Crane Flies of California" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey Volume 8. Essig Museum of Entomology. Retrieved 16 June 2025.