Basilewsky's cranefly
| Dicranomyia basilewskyana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Limoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Limoniinae |
| Genus: | Dicranomyia |
| Species: | D. basilewskyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicranomyia basilewskyana Alexander 1977 | |
Basilewsky's cranefly (Dicranomyia basilewskyana) is an insect species. It was thought to be extinct for 50 years until 2016, when one landed on an entomologist driving a car in Saint Helena.[1]
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