''Ptychoptera contaminata'', commonly known as the orange-marked cranefly, is a species of
fly in the family
Ptychopteridae. It is found in the
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
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[R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly, 1950 ''Handbooks for the identification of British insects'' Vol 9 Part 2 ii. Diptera 2. Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Trichoceridae - Culicidae). Royal Entomological Society, Londo]
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References
Ptychopteridae
Flies described in 1758
Nematoceran flies of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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