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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))
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Crane Fly - Tipula
Copyright © 2006 Aaron Michael Peterson

Crane Fly - Tipula
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
February 14, 2006

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Contributed by Aaron Michael Peterson on 15 February, 2006 - 6:57pm
Last updated 21 February, 2006 - 10:38am

Tipula (Tipula) species
This is a female crane fly belongs to the Tipula (Tipula) group. There are two recently introduced species in this group that occur in your area. Tipula (Tipula) paludosa andTipula (Tipula) oleracea Both species are similar in appearance. They are from Europe and have established themselves in the New World and have become pest on lawn. Check with your local Agriculture Extension to get more information on them - Chen
… Chen Young, 21 February, 2006 - 10:28am login or register to post comments

 
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