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Driebandtijger

Nephrotoma crocata

🪰 Flies & mosquitoes 📍 in the Netherlands
Driebandtijger, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

Nephrotoma crocata is a species of cranefly found in most of Europe and northern Russia. The subspecies N. c. luteata is found in southwest France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Algeria.

base stats

  • NL sightings 110iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 3,471iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 110 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 3,471 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

Nederlands
Driebandtijger
scientific name
Nephrotoma crocata
class
Insecta
order
Diptera
family
Tipulidae
sightings in NL
110
sightings in Europe
1,344
sightings worldwide
3,471
GBIF records in NL
3,294
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Tipulidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 464062, Wikidata Q2172343, GBIF 1508951, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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