Limnophila (fly)
| Limnophila | |
|---|---|
| Limnophila schranki | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Limoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Limnophilinae |
| Genus: | Limnophila Macquart, 1834 |
| Type species | |
| L. pictipennis Meigen, 1818 | |
| Subgenus | |
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Limnophila is a genus of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. There are at least 280 described species in Limnophila.
Members of the family Limoniidae were previously in a subfamily of Tipulidae which was promoted to family rank.