Trichocera annulata

Trichocera annulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Trichoceridae
Genus:	Trichocera
Species:	T. annulata
Binomial name
	Trichocera annulata; Meigen, 1818
Synonyms
	Trichocera multicincta Santos Abreu, 1923

Trichocera annulata, commonly known as the winter gnat, is a species of winter crane fly, of the order Diptera. First described by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1818, it is found in Europe and North America. In North America, it is known from Alaska south to California and in Newfoundland.^[1] It is an introduced species in New Zealand.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Trichocera annulata Meigen, 1818: 215". Systema Diptorum. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
^ Johns PM. (1975). "Trichoceridae of the Southern Islands of New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 5 (4): 493–497. doi:10.1080/03036758.1975.10419365.

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