Erioptera vespertina

Osten Sacken, 1860

Erioptera vespertina is a of in the , first described by Osten Sacken in 1860. It belongs to a large of small, delicate commonly known as limoniid crane flies. The species is documented from the Nearctic region with records spanning eastern and central North America. Like other members of Limoniidae, it is presumed to have aquatic or semi-aquatic larval stages, though specific details for this species remain poorly documented.

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How to pronounce Erioptera vespertina: /ˌɛriˈɒptərə ˌvɛspərˈtaɪnə/

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Distribution

Nearctic region: Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia) and USA (Iowa to Kansas, Alabama, and Florida).

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Taxonomic Note

The provided source material on holdings is unrelated to this ; Erioptera vespertina is a dipteran in , not a . GBIF records confirm its placement in with distribution records from eastern North America.

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