Phalacrocera

Phalacrocera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Subfamily: Cylindrotominae
Genus: Phalacrocera
Schiner, 1863
Type species
Limnobia nudicornis
Schiner, 1863 [= replicata (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Species

see text

Phalacrocera is a genus of crane fly in the family Tipulidae.

Biology

The larvae of the genus Phalacrocera live on mosses. Adults are to be found in damp wooded habitats.

Distribution

Canada, United States, Myanmar, Taiwan, India, China, Japan, Europe, Most species have a fairly limited known ranges, with the exception of P. replicata which is fairly cosmopolitan in North America, Northern Europe and Northern Asia.

Species

References

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