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Geranomyia
Geranomyia (Diptera: Limoniidae), nectar feeding crane flies, are a genus of crane fly in the family Limoniidae. The majority of Geranomyia species have been recorded from the southern hemisphere, however there are currently 356 described species from around the world. The neotropical region of the world provides some of the greatest species diversity with many species still unknown and undescribed. Larvae of Geranomyia can be found in aquatic or semi aquatic habitats, often on hygropetric habitats in streams and rivers. Adults are often found in a bobbing movement when feeding on nectar from composite flowers, yet the purpose of nectar feeding remains unknown.
Geranomyia crane flies occur in the family Limoniidae, which is in the superfamily Tipuloidea, along with the other three families of crane flies: Tipulidae, Pediciidae, and Cylindrotomidae. Crane fly taxonomy has changed in more recent years, as historically, there was a single family of crane flies (Tipulidae), with three subfamilies: Tipulinae, Cylindrotominae, and Limoniinae. Phylogenetic analyses led to the four family approach, which most researchers follow today.
53 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Geranomyia rostrata
speciesGeranomyia rostrata
Geranomyia tibialis
speciesGeranomyia tibialis
Geranomyia communis
speciesGeranomyia communis
Geranomyia canadensis
speciesGeranomyia canadensis
Geranomyia walkeri
speciesGeranomyia walkeri
Geranomyia unicolor
speciesGeranomyia unicolor
Geranomyia circipunctata
speciesGeranomyia circipunctata
Geranomyia argentinensis
speciesGeranomyia argentinensis
Geranomyia virescens
speciesGeranomyia virescens
Geranomyia recondita
speciesGeranomyia recondita
Geranomyia advena
speciesGeranomyia advena
Geranomyia insignis
speciesGeranomyia insignis
Geranomyia valida
speciesGeranomyia valida
Geranomyia macta
speciesGeranomyia macta
Geranomyia antillarum
speciesGeranomyia antillarum
Geranomyia diversa
speciesGeranomyia diversa
Geranomyia tenebricosa
speciesGeranomyia tenebricosa
Geranomyia bancrofti
speciesGeranomyia bancrofti
Geranomyia semjina
speciesGeranomyia semjina
Geranomyia canariensis
speciesGeranomyia canariensis
Geranomyia separata
speciesGeranomyia separata
Geranomyia subablusa
speciesGeranomyia subablusa
Geranomyia caloptera
speciesGeranomyia caloptera
Geranomyia neopicta
speciesGeranomyia neopicta
Geranomyia gifuensis
speciesGeranomyia gifuensis
Geranomyia guatemalensis
speciesGeranomyia guatemalensis
Geranomyia tumidibasis
speciesGeranomyia tumidibasis
Geranomyia victoriae
speciesGeranomyia victoriae
Geranomyia nigronitida
speciesGeranomyia nigronitida
Geranomyia bezzii
speciesGeranomyia bezzii
Geranomyia risibilis
speciesGeranomyia risibilis
Geranomyia cinereinota
speciesGeranomyia cinereinota
Geranomyia apicifasciata
speciesGeranomyia apicifasciata
Geranomyia fremida
speciesGeranomyia fremida
Geranomyia militaris
speciesGeranomyia militaris
Geranomyia pictorum
speciesGeranomyia pictorum
Geranomyia sagittifer
speciesGeranomyia sagittifer
Geranomyia inquisita
speciesGeranomyia inquisita
Geranomyia dischidia
speciesGeranomyia dischidia
Geranomyia disparilis
speciesGeranomyia disparilis
Geranomyia fluxa
speciesGeranomyia fluxa
Geranomyia gracilipalpis
speciesGeranomyia gracilipalpis
Geranomyia neopentheres
speciesGeranomyia neopentheres
Geranomyia orthorhabda
speciesGeranomyia orthorhabda
Geranomyia rudebecki
speciesGeranomyia rudebecki
Geranomyia trichomera
speciesGeranomyia trichomera
Geranomyia tugela
speciesGeranomyia tugela
Geranomyia uberis
speciesGeranomyia uberis
Geranomyia versuta
speciesGeranomyia versuta
Geranomyia conjuratoides
speciesGeranomyia conjuratoides
Geranomyia subrecisa
speciesGeranomyia subrecisa
Geranomyia zionana
speciesGeranomyia zionana
Geranomyia parapentheres
speciesGeranomyia parapentheres
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 178126.