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An adult crane fly, resembling an oversized male mosquito, typically has a slender body and long, stilt-like legs that are deciduous, easily coming off the body. [12] [2] Like other insects, their wings are marked with wing interference patterns which vary among species, thus are useful for species identification. [13]
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. [1] Tipula contains over 2,000 species located throughout the world. [2] Like all crane flies, Tipula species have long bodies and long legs, somewhat resembling large mosquitos. Adults ...
T. paludosa. Binomial name. Tipula paludosa. Meigen, 1830. Tipula paludosa is a species of true craneflies, family Tipulidae. It is also known as the European crane fly or the marsh crane fly. [1] It is a pest in grasslands of Northwest Europe and has been accidentally introduced to North America.
Tipulidae is a family of large crane flies in the order Diptera. There are more than 30 genera and 4,200 described species in Tipulidae, common and widespread throughout the world. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Nephrotoma, tiger crane fly. A crane fly can usually be identified as a member of Tipulidae by its maxillary palps, which is the pair ...
Genera. Diazosoma. Paracladura. Trichocera. Trichoceridae, or winter crane flies, of the order Diptera are long, thin, delicate insects superficially similar in appearance to the Tipulidae, Tanyderidae, and Ptychopteridae. The presence of ocelli distinguishes the Trichoceridae from these other families. There are approximately 160 known species.
Tanyderidae, sometimes called primitive crane flies, are long, thin, delicate flies with spotted wings, superficially similar in appearance to some Tipulidae, Trichoceridae, and Ptychopteridae. Most species are restricted in distribution. They are found in many parts of the world, including North America, South America, Africa, Australia, New ...
Trichoceroidea (winter crane flies) Trichoceridae. The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.
The Cylindrotomidae or long-bodied craneflies are a family of crane flies. More than 65 extant species in 9 genera occur worldwide. [ 1] There are more than 20 extinct species. [ 2] Most recent classifications place the group to family level.