Tipula lunata Linnaeus, 1758
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTipula lunata (a cranefly)
SubgenusLunatipula (a subgenus of craneflies)
GenusTipula (a genus of craneflies)
FamilyTIPULIDAE (tipulid craneflies, cranefly)
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tipula lunata (a cranefly) :
1: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
18 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU81 50° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Female, on downland sward
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - white background
2: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
14 May 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - white background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 6: Head - dorso-lateral view - magnifiedImage 7: Male - dorsum - magnifiedImage 8: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 9: Male - genitalia - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 10: Male - genitalia - lateral view - highly magnifiedImage 11: Male - genitalia - ventral view - magnifiedImage 12: Male - genitalia - ventral view - magnified (2)Image 13: Male - genitalia - ventral view - magnified (3)Image 14: Male - head, antennae and mouthparts - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged
3: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
14 May 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - white backgroundImage 5: Female - dorsum - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head and mouthparts - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Female - head and mouthparts - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 8: Female - head and mouthparts - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 9: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 10: Female - ovipositor - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 11: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 12: Female - ovipositor - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 13: Wing - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Wing - venation annotated - enlarged
4: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
30 May 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, at MV light trap
Image 1: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)
5: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
15 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 4: Female - lateral viewImage 5: Female - lateral view - close-upImage 6: Female - ventral viewImage 7: Female - ventral view - close-up
6: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
15 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
male
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 6: Male - ventral viewImage 7: Male - ventral view - close-upImage 8: Male - ventral view - close-up (2)
7: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
30 Apr 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in flight
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 6: Male - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 7: Male - ventral view - close-up
8: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
3 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
sweeping nettles around seep
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 3: Male - ventral view - close-up
9: Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
25 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on grass
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up

Tipula lunata (a cranefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tipula lunata (a cranefly)
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