Crane flies are long-legged, slender flies of the family Tipulidae, one of the largest fly families, often mistaken for giant mosquitoes though they neither bite nor sting. Many adults are short-lived and do not feed at all, living only long enough to mate and lay eggs, while their larvae, known as leatherjackets, live in soil, leaf litter or water and feed on roots, decaying plant matter and other organic debris, occasionally becoming pests of lawns and crops in large numbers.
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 2 Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Crane fly
Lake, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Crane fly
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikipedia: Crane fly
WikipediaPest status
Some members of the tipulid genus Tipula, such as the European crane fly, Tipula paludosa and the marsh crane fly T. oleracea are agricultural pests in Europe.
Infobox: taxon
Tipuloidea
In Biome: Lake, Summary
They occur in moist, temperate environments such as vegetation near lakes and streams.
In Biome: River, Summary
They occur in moist, temperate environments such as vegetation near lakes and streams.
In Biome: Freshwater Marsh, Summary
Larvae occur in various habitats including marshes, springs, decaying wood, moist soil, leaf litter, fungi, vertebrate nests and vegetation.
In Biome: Steppe, Ecology
Nephrotoma and Tipula larvae are found in dry soils of pasturelands, lawns, and steppe.
View the Source 3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ474636, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Crane Fly
- Wikidata Q1228564, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Diptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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