Tipula

Tipula
Tipula luna male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Tribe: Tipulini
Genus: Tipula
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Tipula oleracea
Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera

Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.

All species have very long, fragile legs. The male has a swollen tip to his abdomen, and the female has a pointed ovipositor which is used to push eggs into soil. The larvae of some species are root-feeding and may be called "leatherjackets".

Species

See list of Tipula species.

External links

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