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Zwarte tijger

Nephrotoma pratensis

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10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Bill Lucas · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Phillip Cochrane · CC BY-NC 4.0
  4. 4. © sniiii · CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. © peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. Borger, Bargakkers, 9531 JZ Borger, Nederland:© no rights reserved · CC0
  7. 7. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  8. 8. 9742 PX Groningen, Netherlands:© Mick Elliot · CC BY-NC 4.0
  9. 9. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. Noordwijkerhout, Nederland:© Michel Langeveld · CC BY 4.0
Zwarte tijger, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Nephrotoma pratensis is een tweevleugelige uit de familie langpootmuggen (Tipulidae). De soort komt voor in het Palearctisch gebied.

base stats

  • NL sightings 63iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 676iNaturalist 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 63 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 676 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

Nederlands
Zwarte tijger
scientific name
Nephrotoma pratensis
class
Insecta
order
Diptera
family
Tipulidae
sightings in NL
63
sightings in Europe
275
sightings worldwide
676
GBIF records in NL
628
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Tipulidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 547104, Wikidata Q938988, GBIF 1508990, Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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