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'''''Tipula''''' is a very large [[Insect]] genus in the [[fly]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[Tipulidae]]. They are commonly known as '''crane flies''' or '''Daddy Long Legs'''. Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.
'''''Tipula''''' is a very large [[Insect]] genus in the [[fly]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[Tipulidae]]. They are commonly known as '''crane flies''' or '''Daddy Long Legs'''. 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 [[larva]]e of most species are [[root]] feeding and called [[leatherjackets]].
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 [[larva]]e of most species are [[root]] feeding and called [[leatherjacket]]s.


==Species==
==Species==

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Tipula
Tipula luna male
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Tipula

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Tipula is a very large Insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae. They are commonly known as crane flies or Daddy Long Legs. 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 most species are root feeding and called leatherjackets.

Species

References

  1. ^ a b Koç,Hasan (2007). "Two new species of Tipula (Lunatipula) Edwards (Diptera: Tipulidae) from Turkey" (PDF). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (Nouvelle série). 43 (3). Paris, France: Société Entomologique de France: 327–332. ISSN 0037-9271.