Nephrotoma flavipalpis is a species of crane flies in the family Tipulidae.[1]
This species can be found in most of Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, France (incl Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) and in North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia).[2] These crane flies usually inhabit woods and hedge rows.
Nephrotoma flavipalpis can reach a body length of about [3] and a wing length of about .[4] These crane flies show a lustrous body and a mainly yellow head, with a short proboscis (rostrum) and verticillate antennae. Thorax is yellow and black. On the abdomen there are black and yellow bands. On the wings is present a dark stigma.[5]
This species is very similar to Nephrotoma scalaris.
Adults can be seen from June to October.[4] [5] The larvae live in soil.