Tipula helvola Loew, 1873
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTipula helvola (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 helvola (a cranefly) :
1: Tipula helvola (a cranefly)
24 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
at MV
Image 1: Body - underside - close-upImage 2: Side view - close-upImage 3: Top viewImage 4: Top view (2)Image 5: Top view - close-upImage 6: Top view - close-up (2)

Tipula helvola (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 helvola (a cranefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tipula helvola (a cranefly)
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