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Common Crane Flies
Tipula
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae (crane flies). The members of this genus are sometimes collectively called common crane flies. Tipula contains over 2,000 species located throughout the world.
Like all crane flies, Tipula species have long bodies and long legs, somewhat resembling large mosquitos. Adults generally have a body length of 15–20 mm. They are usually brown with clear or brownish wings. They feed on nectar and are active throughout the year. Tipula maggots are sometimes known as "leather jackets" due to their tough skin.
34 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Tipula
subgenusTipula
Yamatotipula
subgenusYamatotipula
Lunatipula
subgenusLunatipula
Nippotipula
subgenusNippotipula
Platytipula
subgenusPlatytipula
Triplicitipula
subgenusTriplicitipula
Pterelachisus
subgenusPterelachisus
Acutipula
subgenusAcutipula
Vestiplex
subgenusVestiplex
Savtshenkia
subgenusSavtshenkia
Eumicrotipula
subgenusEumicrotipula
Beringotipula
subgenusBeringotipula
Hesperotipula
subgenusHesperotipula
Formotipula
subgenusFormotipula
Bellardina
subgenusBellardina
Microtipula
subgenusMicrotipula
Schummelia
subgenusSchummelia
Trichotipula
subgenusTrichotipula
Nobilotipula
subgenusNobilotipula
Labiotipula
subgenusLabiotipula
Emodotipula
subgenusEmodotipula
Dendrotipula
subgenusDendrotipula
Arctotipula
subgenusArctotipula
Lindnerina
subgenusLindnerina
Sinotipula
subgenusSinotipula
Mediotipula
subgenusMediotipula
Odonatisca
subgenusOdonatisca
Eremotipula
subgenusEremotipula
Serratipula
subgenusSerratipula
Tipula liui
speciesTipula liui
Pectinotipula
subgenusPectinotipula
Setitipula
subgenusSetitipula
Tipulodinodes
subgenusTipulodinodes
Afrotipula
subgenusAfrotipula
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60393.