Family Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies (Ptychopteridae)
Ptychopteridae is a family in the order Diptera. Browse 23 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Ptychopteridae (23)
Pygmy Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorphella jonesi
Identification: The only Bittacomorphella in Eastern North America. Has a white band on the tibia, which the Western species lack.
Ptychoptera quadrifasciata
Ptychoptera quadrifasciata
Western populations of "Ptychoptera quadrifasciata" are probably an undescribed species.
Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorpha clavipes
Western Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorpha occidentalis
Bittacomorphella fenderiana
Bittacomorphella fenderiana
Bittacomorphella furcata
Bittacomorphella furcata
Bittacomorphella lini
Bittacomorphella lini
Bittacomorphella pacifica
Bittacomorphella pacifica
white-legged cranefly
Ptychoptera albimana
Ptychoptera capensis
Ptychoptera capensis
orange-marked cranefly
Ptychoptera contaminata
Ptychoptera formosensis
Ptychoptera formosensis
Ptychoptera japonica
Ptychoptera japonica
Ptychoptera lacustris
Ptychoptera lacustris
Ptychoptera lenis
Ptychoptera lenis
Ptychoptera longicauda
Ptychoptera longicauda
Ptychoptera metallica
Ptychoptera metallica
Ptychoptera minuta
Ptychoptera minuta
Ptychoptera paludosa
Ptychoptera paludosa
Ptychoptera sculleni
Ptychoptera sculleni
Ptychoptera scutellaris
Ptychoptera scutellaris
Ptychoptera tibialis
Ptychoptera tibialis
Ptychoptera townesi
Ptychoptera townesi