Holorusia hespera, the giant western crane fly, is a species of crane fly in the family Tipulidae. It is found in western North America.[1][2][3]
| Holorusia hespera | |
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| Holorusia hespera, giant western crane fly, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tipulidae |
| Subfamily: | Tipulinae |
| Genus: | Holorusia |
| Species: | H. hespera
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| Binomial name | |
| Holorusia hespera Arnaud & Byers, 1990
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H. hespera is the largest North American species of cranefly, with wings reaching lengths of 40 mm (1.6 in). The species is noted to lack wing interference patterning on the glossy amber colored wing surface, suggested to be a result of the wing thickness. The wing surfaces are textured with ridging and folds and the coloration is uniform across the wing.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Holorusia hespera". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Holorusia hespera species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2018). "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Conrow, Robert T.; Gelhaus, Jon K. (2022-05-01). "Wing interference patterns are consistent and sexually dimorphic in the four families of crane flies (Diptera, Tipuloidea)". ZooKeys (1080): 135–163. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1080.69060. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8755705. PMID 35068968.
External links
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