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Limoniinae
Subfamily of flies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Limoniinae is a subfamily of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are more than 30 genera and 3,700 described species in Limoniinae, found worldwide.[1][2][3][4]
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Limoniinae | |
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Helius flavipes, Texas | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Infraorder: | Tipulomorpha |
Superfamily: | Tipuloidea |
Family: | Limoniidae |
Subfamily: | Limoniinae Speiser 1909 |
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Like other Limoniid crane flies, most species in the Limoniinae subfamily rest with their wings folded along their body, instead of extended as with many large crane flies.