Tipula selene Meigen, 1830
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTipula selene (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 selene (a cranefly) :
1: Tipula selene (a cranefly)
30 May 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, along track at dusk
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 6: Male - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 7: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Male - ventral viewImage 9: Male - ventral view - close-upImage 10: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged
2: Tipula selene (a cranefly)
30 May 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, at MV
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Male - lateral viewImage 4: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Male - ventral viewImage 6: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged (2)
3: Tipula selene (a cranefly)
30 May 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, at MV
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 4: Female - lateralImage 5: Female - lateral - close-upImage 6: Female - ventralImage 7: Female - ventral - close-up

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

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