Nephrotoma flavescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Tiger Cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNephrotoma flavescens (Tiger Cranefly)
GenusNephrotoma (tiger craneflies)
FamilyTIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly)
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Nephrotoma flavescens (Tiger Cranefly) :
1: Nephrotoma flavescens (Tiger Cranefly)
15 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - lateral view - close upImage 4: Male - lateral view - close up (2)Image 5: Male - ventral view
2: Nephrotoma flavescens (Tiger Cranefly)
7 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral view - close upImage 3: Male - latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Male - thorax and abdomen - latero-dorsal view
3: Nephrotoma flavescens (Tiger Cranefly)
20 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Latero-ventral view - enlarged

Nephrotoma flavescens (Tiger Cranefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nephrotoma flavescens (Tiger Cranefly)
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