Nephrotoma eucera

(Loew, 1863)

large crane fly

Nephrotoma eucera is a of large in the . The species was originally described as Pachyrhina eucera by Loew in 1863. It is distributed across eastern North America, from the Great Plains to the Atlantic coast. The Nephrotoma is characterized by distinctive and body patterning that separate it from other crane fly genera.

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How to pronounce Nephrotoma eucera: //nɛˈfroʊtoʊmə juˈsɪrə//

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Distribution

Eastern North America: South Dakota and Ontario east to Vermont and Connecticut, south to Kansas, Arkansas, and Georgia. .

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Taxonomic History

Originally described as Pachyrhina eucera by Loew in 1863; later transferred to Nephrotoma.

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