Crane fly - Tipulidae on a wet leaf
Crane flies Crane fly - Tipulidae
Crane flies (Tipulidae) can reach body lengths of up to 40 mm and wing spans of 50 mm. Their bodies are longish with different patterns and colours (grey, brown, yellow, black or red). Their wings are slim and often have black spots. The legs are stilt-like and very long. The antennae are different lengths in different species. Crane flies can only ingest liquids with their mouthparts. They are not able to sting.Crane fly Nephrotoma quadrifaria on nettle
Crane flies are active in different seasons and often form small swarms in the evenings. They live off water or nectar.Crane fly - side face - Nephrotoma
Egg-laying (up to several hundred eggs in a lifetime) is done with an ovipositor in moist soil orin the mud at the bottom of a body of water. The larvae reach body lengths of about 50 mm and live on plant roots, which they eat. They pupate in the soil or in rotten wood. Crane fly larvae can cause significant damage to crops.Class InsectaLinnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects Subclass PterygotaLang, 1888 Winged insects Infraclass Neopteravan der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects Superorder HolometabolaHeider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects Order DipteraLinnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies Suborder NematoceraLatreille, 1825 Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns Infraorder TipulomorphaGistel, 1848 Crane Flies Superfamily TipuloideaLeConte, 1861 Family TipulidaeLatreille, 1802 Crane Flies, Crane fly, Crane-Flies, Craneflies, Cranefly
Subnodes
Subfamily Ctenophorinae Osten Sacken, 1887 Subfamily Cylindotominae Subfamily Cylindrotominae Alexander, 1920 Subfamily Limoniinae Speiser, 1909 Subfamily Tipulinae Latreille, 1802 Genus Aeschnasoma Curran, 1934 Genus Aeshnasoma Johnson, 1909 Genus Alexandriaria Garrett, 1922 Genus Amalopis Haliday, 1856 Genus Anchimongoma Brunetti, 1918 Genus Apeilesis Macquart, 1846 Genus Atarbodes Alexander, 1920 Genus Aurotipula Alexander, 1924 Genus Ausrolimnophila Genus Austrolimnobia Alexander, 1922 Genus Bellardina Edwards, 1931 Genus Brevicera Miller, 1945 Genus Ceratocheilus Wesche, 1910 Genus Ceratolimnobia Alexander, 1920 Genus Ceratostephanus Brunetti, 1911 Genus Cerezodia Genus Cerozodia Westwood, 1835 Genus Chlorotipula Alexander, 1924 Genus Claduroides Brunetti, 1911 Genus Cnemoncosis Enderlein, 1921 Genus Conithorax Brunetti, 1918 Genus Corethrium ♰ Westwood, 1854 Genus Cratotipula ♰ Ribeiro & Martins-Neto, 1999 Genus Ctenacroscelis Enderlein, 1912 Genus Ctenogyna Macquart, 1838 Genus Dicera Lioy, 1863 Flatheaded Hardwood Borer Genus Dicrenna Genus Ephiphragma Genus Epiohragma Genus Eumicrotipula Alexander, 1922 Genus Euramphidia Genus Gonomyiella Meunier, 1899 Genus Habromastix Skuse, 1890 Genus Hexaoma Genus Hudsonia Edwards, 1923 Goldenheather Genus Idiophlebia Grünberg, 1903 Genus Ischnothrix Bigot, 1887 Genus Leiponeura Skuse, 1890 Genus Leptoarsus Genus Leptotipula ♰ Alexander, 1917 Genus Limnobiorhynchus Westwood, 1836 Genus Limnophlia Genus Lipophleps Bergroth, 1915 Genus Macromastix Osten-sacken, 1886 Genus Macromastrix Genus Malpighia Enderlein, 1912 Genus Manapsis ♰ Scudder, 1894 Genus Maoritipula Alexander, 1924 Genus Mediotipula Pierre, 1924 Genus Mesomyites Cockerell, 1917 Genus Metalibnotes ♰ Alexander, 1972 Genus Micrapsis Scudder, 1894 Genus Mitopeza Edwards, 1916 Genus Mongomioides Brunetti, 1911 Genus Monophilus Genus Nealexandriaria Alexander, 1966 Genus Orimargula Mik, 1883 Genus Oropeza Needham, 1908 Genus Pachyrhina Macquart, 1834 Genus Pachyrhyna Genus Pachyrrhina Genus Paragymnastes Alexander, 1922 Genus Pehlkea Enderlein, 1912 Genus Phacelodocera Enderlein, 1912 Genus Phymatopsis Skuse, 1890 Genus Pilaris Genus Platytipula Matsumura, 1916 Genus Plesiomongoma Brunetti, 1918 Genus Plusiomyia Skuse, 1890 Genus Polymaria Genus Polymeda Meigen, 1800 Genus Psaronius Enderlein, 1914 Genus Pterelachisus Rondani, 1842 Genus Ptilostena Bergroth, 1913 Genus Pycnocrepis Enderlein, 1912 Genus Ramphidia Meigen, 1830 Genus Rhamphidia Meigen, 1830 Genus Rhicnoptila Nowicki, 1867 Genus Sackeniella Meunier, 1894 Genus Scepasma ♰ Handlirsch, 1911 Genus Semnotes Westwood, 1876 Genus Shannonmyia Genus Sinotipula ♰ Hong, 1983 Genus Tanypremna Osten-sacken, 1886 Genus Taphrophila Rondani, 1856 Genus Tipiula Genus Tipularia ♰ Weyenberg, 1869 Genus Tipulidea Scudder, 1894 Genus Tipulina Genus Trentepholia Genus Trentepobila Genus Trimicra Osten Sacken, 1861 Genus Variegata Bigot, 1854 Genus Xenotipola Genus Xenotipula Alexander, 1921 Genus Xipholimnobia Alexander, 1921 Genus Zelandoglochina Alexander, 1924
Synonyms Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842) Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)
German Bachmücken, English Crane Flies, Dutch Langpootmuggen Danish Stankelben Swedish Storharkrankar Finnish Vaaksiaiset Norwegian Stankelbein French tipules
Distribution and Species lists for Tipulidae Latreille, 1802
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