Ctenophora elegans

Ctenophora elegans

''Ctenophora elegans'' is a true crane fly species in the genus ''Ctenophora''.
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Naming

Synonym
Ctenophora pilosa Pierre, 1924
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Distribution

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria (Vrana), Croatia, France, Germany, Greece (north, incl. Samos, Samothraki), Hungary, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine; Russia: SET (west).

References:

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Oosterbroek, Pjotr; Bygebjerg, Rune; Munk, Thorkild (2006) The West Palearctic species of Ctenophorinae (Diptera: Tipulidae): key, distribution and references. - Entomologische Berichten, vol.66(5), pp.138-149.
http://www.nev.nl/pages/publicaties/eb/nummers/2006/66-5/138-149.pdf


Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyTipulidae
GenusCtenophora
SpeciesC. elegans
Photographed in
Bulgaria