Nephrotoma quadrifaria (Meigen, 1804) is a animal in the Tipulidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nephrotoma quadrifaria (Meigen, 1804)

Nephrotoma quadrifaria (Meigen, 1804)

Nephrotoma quadrifaria, the four-spotted cranefly, is a true cranefly species native to most of Europe and Great Britain, with a subspecies in Iran.

Family
Genus
Nephrotoma
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Nephrotoma quadrifaria (Meigen, 1804)

Nephrotoma quadrifaria, commonly called the four-spotted cranefly, is a species of true cranefly. It occurs across most of Europe, including Great Britain. One of its subspecies, N. q. farsidica, is found in Iran.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tipulidae Nephrotoma

More from Tipulidae

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