Nephrotoma quadrifaria: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria

Where the nephrotoma quadrifaria lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5,344 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Nephrotoma quadrifaria
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Tipulidae

Where does the nephrotoma quadrifaria live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the nephrotoma quadrifaria in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the nephrotoma quadrifaria?

The nephrotoma quadrifaria (Nephrotoma quadrifaria) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Tipulidae, genus Nephrotoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the nephrotoma quadrifaria

Nephrotoma quadrifaria, also known as the four-spotted cranefly, is a species of true cranefly found in most of Europe and Great Britain. The subspecies N. q. farsidica is found in Iran.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nephrotoma quadrifaria (revision 1346328710), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1883450 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).