tɹˈɪtʃoʊsɹˌɪdiː, ɔːɹ wˈɪntɚ kɹˈeɪn flˈaɪz, ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ dˈɪptɚɹə ɑːɹ lˈɔŋ, θˈɪn, dˈɛlᵻkət ˈɪnsɛkts sˈuːpɚfˈɪʃəli sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ɪn ɐpˈɪɹəns tə ðə tˈɪpjʊlˌɪdiː, tˈænaɪdɹˌɪdiː, ænd tˈɪtʃəptɚɹˌɪdiː.
Trichoceridae, or winter crane flies, of the order Diptera are long, thin, delicate insects superficially similar in appearance to the Tipulidae, Tanyderidae, and Ptychopteridae.