Ptychoptera contaminata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPtychoptera contaminata (a cranefly)
GenusPtychoptera (a genus of craneflies)
FamilyPTYCHOPTERIDAE (a family of craneflies)
SuperfamilyPTYCHOPTEROIDEA (a group of craneflies)
InfraorderPtychopteromorpha (a group of craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly) :
1: Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly)
11 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - ventral view
2: Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - ventral view
3: Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly)
12 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - ventral view
4: Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly)
15 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - lateral viewImage 2: Male - lateral view (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view - close-up

Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ptychoptera contaminata (a cranefly)
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