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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Crane Flies (Tipulomorpha) » Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae) » Tipulinae » Tipula » subgenus Tipula (European Crane Flies) (Tipula subgenus Tipula (European Crane Flies)) » Common European Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa)

Species Tipula paludosa - Common European Crane Fly

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Tipulomorpha (Crane Flies)
Family Tipulidae (Large Crane Flies)
Subfamily Tipulinae
Genus Tipula
No Taxon (subgenus Tipula (European Crane Flies))
Species paludosa (Common European Crane Fly)
Explanation of Names
Tipula paludosa Meigen, 1830
Size
Mature larvae: 1 to 1-1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm) long.
Adults: 2.5-3.0 cm long
Identification
Antennae 14 segments; space between the eyes on ventral surface of the head wide; in females wings do not reach the tip of abdomen. The Crane Flies (Diptera:Tipulidae) of Pennsylvania
Range
e. N. Amer. and PNW in our area - Map (1)
Food
Larvae feed on the roots of grasses.
Adults don't feed
Life Cycle
One generation per year
Remarks
Non native. Introduced from Europe before 1955
See Also
Marsh Crane Fly (Tipula oleracea)
Internet References
Cornell U.
Discover Life
UC IPM
Works Cited
1.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Chen Young on 31 May, 2007 - 10:31am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Lynette Elliott, Mike Quinn, Jay Greenberg, John Schneider
Last updated 23 February, 2024 - 1:06pm

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