Tipulidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tipulidae
Dictenidia bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1760)

Dictenidia bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1760)

Dictenidia bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1760)

Dictenidia bimaculata is a widespread Palaearctic crane fly species found in damp woods from April to July.

Holorusia hespera Arnaud & Byers, 1990

Holorusia hespera Arnaud & Byers, 1990

Holorusia hespera Arnaud & Byers, 1990

Holorusia hespera, the giant western crane fly, is the largest North American crane fly found in western North America.

Tipula tricolor Fabricius, 1775

Tipula tricolor Fabricius, 1775

Tipula tricolor Fabricius, 1775

Tipula tricolor is a large crane fly species in the Tipulidae family found in Canada and the United States.

Tipula caloptera Loew, 1863

Tipula caloptera Loew, 1863

Tipula caloptera Loew, 1863

Tipula caloptera is a large crane fly species in the Tipulidae family found in Canada and the United States.

Tipula furca Walker, 1848

Tipula furca Walker, 1848

Tipula furca Walker, 1848

Tipula furca is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae found in Canada and the United States.

Tipula sayi Alexander, 1911

Tipula sayi Alexander, 1911

Tipula sayi Alexander, 1911

Tipula sayi is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae found in Canada, the US, and Bermuda.

Tipula aprilina Alexander, 1918

Tipula aprilina Alexander, 1918

Tipula aprilina Alexander, 1918

Tipula aprilina is a large crane fly species from the Tipulidae family, found in the eastern United States.

Tipula fuliginosa (Say, 1823)

Tipula fuliginosa (Say, 1823)

Tipula fuliginosa (Say, 1823)

Tipula fuliginosa, the sooty crane fly, is a large crane fly species in the Tipulidae family found in Europe.

Tipula lunata Linnaeus, 1758

Tipula lunata Linnaeus, 1758

Tipula lunata Linnaeus, 1758

Tipula lunata, the lunate cranefly, is a widespread cranefly species in the Palaearctic.

Tipula trivittata Say

Tipula trivittata Say

Tipula trivittata Say

Tipula trivittata Say is a species of large crane fly in the family Tipulidae.

Tipula abdominalis (Say, 1823)

Tipula abdominalis (Say, 1823)

Tipula abdominalis (Say, 1823)

Tipula abdominalis, the giant crane fly, is a large crane fly in Tipulidae whose aquatic larvae eat leaf litter digested by hindgut microbiota.

Tipula metacomet Alexander, 1965

Tipula metacomet Alexander, 1965

Tipula metacomet Alexander, 1965

Tipula metacomet is a large crane fly species in the family Tipulidae, named for Wampanoag chief Metacomet.

Tipula longiventris Loew, 1863

Tipula longiventris Loew, 1863

Tipula longiventris Loew, 1863

Tipula longiventris is a large crane fly species in the Tipulidae family found in Canada and the United States.

Tipula maxima Poda, 1761

Tipula maxima Poda, 1761

Tipula maxima Poda, 1761

Tipula maxima Poda, 1761 is a widespread true cranefly species found throughout the western Palaearctic.

Tipula fulvipennis De Geer, 1776

Tipula fulvipennis De Geer, 1776

Tipula fulvipennis De Geer, 1776

Tipula fulvipennis is a widespread Palaearctic true crane fly species that occurs in aquatic and marshy habitats.

Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879

Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879

Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879

Tipula luna, the moon cranefly, is a widespread native true cranefly species found across Europe.

Tipula paludosa Meigen, 1830

Tipula paludosa Meigen, 1830

Tipula paludosa Meigen, 1830

Tipula paludosa Meigen, 1830 is a crane fly whose larvae, called leatherjackets, threaten lawns, pastures, and crops.

Tipula oleracea Linnaeus, 1758

Tipula oleracea Linnaeus, 1758

Tipula oleracea Linnaeus, 1758

This is a technical description and distribution summary for the crane fly species Tipula oleracea Linnaeus, 1758.

Leptotarsus albistigma (Edwards, 1923)

Leptotarsus albistigma (Edwards, 1923)

Leptotarsus albistigma (Edwards, 1923)

Leptotarsus albistigma is a crane fly species endemic to New Zealand, described with distinct morphological features found on South Island damp exotic logs.

Leptotarsus huttoni (Edwards, 1923)

Leptotarsus huttoni (Edwards, 1923)

Leptotarsus huttoni (Edwards, 1923)

Leptotarsus huttoni is a crane fly species endemic to New Zealand that typically lives in rotting wood.

Leptotarsus costalis (Swederus, 1787)

Leptotarsus costalis (Swederus, 1787)

Leptotarsus costalis (Swederus, 1787)

Leptotarsus costalis is an Australian crane fly species in the family Tipulidae, with distinct body characteristics and a maximum body length of 1.5 cm.

Nephrotoma appendiculata (Pierre, 1919)

Nephrotoma appendiculata (Pierre, 1919)

Nephrotoma appendiculata (Pierre, 1919)

Nephrotoma appendiculata is a species of crane fly found across Europe, North Africa, the Near East, and southern Alberta, Canada.

Nephrotoma flavipalpis (Meigen, 1830)

Nephrotoma flavipalpis (Meigen, 1830)

Nephrotoma flavipalpis (Meigen, 1830)

Nephrotoma flavipalpis is a yellow-and-black banded crane fly found across most of Europe and North Africa in woods and hedgerows.

Nephrotoma australasiae (Skuse, 1890)

Nephrotoma australasiae (Skuse, 1890)

Nephrotoma australasiae (Skuse, 1890)

Nephrotoma australasiae, the Australasian tiger crane fly, is a Tipulidae family fly species found in Australia.

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