---
title: "Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly"
description: "Nephrotoma ferruginea — Insetti e ragni. Nephrotoma ferruginea is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ferruginous-tiger-crane-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly

> Nephrotoma ferruginea — Insetti e ragni. Nephrotoma ferruginea is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.

- Scientific name: *Nephrotoma ferruginea*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 12596
- Wikidata: [Q2745316](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2745316)
- iNaturalist taxon: [60428](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60428)

## Names

- en: Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
- es: Zancudo tigre
- fr: Tipule orangée

## Countries with the most observations

US (7509), CA (2459), MX (38)

## Summary

Nephrotoma ferruginea is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrotoma_ferruginea

## Photo

![Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ferruginous-tiger-crane-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: kcthetc1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65699645

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ferruginous-tiger-crane-fly?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).