Trichocera annulata
| Trichocera annulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Trichoceridae |
| Genus: | Trichocera |
| Species: | T. annulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichocera annulata Meigen, 1818 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trichocera multicincta Santos Abreu, 1923 | |
Trichocera annulata, commonly known as the winter gnat, is a species of winter crane fly, of the order Diptera. First described by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818, it is found in Europe and North America. In North America, it is known from Alaska south to California and in Newfoundland.[1] It is an introduced species in New Zealand.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Trichocera annulata Meigen, 1818: 215". Systema Diptorum. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ↑ Johns PM. (1975). "Trichoceridae of the Southern Islands of New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 5 (4): 493–497. doi:10.1080/03036758.1975.10419365.
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