Nephrotoma flavipalpis is a species of crane flies in the family Tipulidae.Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II . Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
Distribution and habitat This species can be found in most of Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, France (incl Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) and in North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia).Fauna Europaea These crane flies usually inhabit woods and hedge rows.
Description
Nephrotoma flavipalpis can reach a body length of about Pierre, C., (1924) Diptères : Tipulidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 8 159 p. Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf and a wing length of about . J. K. Lindsey Ecology of Commanster These crane flies show a lustrous body and a mainly yellow head, with a short proboscis (rostrum) and verticillate antennae. Thorax is yellow and black. On the abdomen there are black and yellow bands. On the wings is present a dark stigma.Nature Spot
This species is very similar to Nephrotoma scalaris.
Biology Adults can be seen from June to October. The larvae live in soil.
References
External links
Nephrotoma flavipalpis at YouTube Images representing Nephrotoma at BOLD