Subspecies-dorsimacula
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Tipula dorsimacula
Tipula dorsimacula is a large crane fly species in the family Tipulidae, first described by Walker in 1848. It is one of two recognized subspecies within the species complex, with the nominate subspecies T. dorsimacula dorsimacula and T. dorsimacula shasta described by Alexander in 1919. The species belongs to the diverse genus Tipula, which contains hundreds of species across the Northern Hemisphere.