Bug FAQNephrotoma eucera
Nephrotoma eucera · Order: Diptera · Family: Tipulidae
Nephrotoma eucera is a large crane fly belonging to the family Tipulidae. All available sources describe it only as a member of this fly family.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Nephrotoma eucera is a large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
Nephrotoma eucera is a large crane fly belonging to the Tipulidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Can it bite, sting or make you sick?
Nephrotoma eucera is identified as a large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Nephrotoma eucera lives as a large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Nephrotoma eucera, a large crane fly, belongs to the family Tipulidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Nephrotoma eucera follows the life pattern of a large crane fly in the Tipulidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Nephrotoma eucera appears as a large crane fly of the family Tipulidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Nephrotoma eucera is recorded as a large crane fly of the family Tipulidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
Nephrotoma eucera is a large crane fly of the Tipulidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tipulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrotoma_eucera
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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