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Crane Fly

Insects

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.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Tipuloidea 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Diptera, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Crane Fly

In Biome

Source Wikipedia: Crane fly
Lake, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Crane fly
River, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Crane fly
Steppe, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Crane fly
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
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2. Wikipedia: Crane fly
Wikipedia
  • Pest 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.
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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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