Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879 is a animal in the Tipulidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879

Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879

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

Family
Genus
Tipula
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879

Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879 is a species of true cranefly, commonly called the moon cranefly. This species is native to Europe, and is widespread across the entire continent.

Photo: (c) Marie Lou Legrand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marie Lou Legrand · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tipulidae Tipula

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