Tipula maxima Poda, 1761
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTipula maxima (a cranefly)
SubgenusAcutipula (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 maxima (a cranefly) :
1: Tipula maxima (a cranefly)
5 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: GenitaliaImage 2: Genitalia - side viewImage 3: Genitalia - top viewImage 4: Side viewImage 5: Top side - close upImage 6: Top viewImage 7: Top view - whole animalImage 8: UndersideImage 9: WingImage 10: Wing (2)

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

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