Tipula vittata Meigen, 1804
(a cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTipula vittata (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 vittata (a cranefly) :
1: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
22 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Female, ovipositing in mud and soil on bed of dried up pond
Image 1: Female - ovipositing - antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Female - ovipositing - antero-dorsal view (2)Image 3: Female - ovipositing - antero-lateral viewImage 4: Female - ovipositing - antero-lateral view (2)Image 5: Female - ovipositing - antero-lateral view (3)Image 6: Female - ovipositing - antero-lateral view (4)Image 7: Female - ovipositing - antero-lateral view (5)Image 8: Female - ovipositing - antero-ventral viewImage 9: Female - ovipositing - antero-ventral view (2)
2: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
25 Mar 2005 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, ovipositing in wet mud
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - in situImage 2: Female - dorsal view - in situ (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - in situ - close-upImage 4: Female - dorsal view - in situ - close-up (2)Image 5: Female - dorsal view - in situ - close-up (3)Image 6: Female - dorsal view - in situ - close-up (4)Image 7: Female - dorsolateral view - in situ - close-upImage 8: Female - lateral view - in situImage 9: Female - lateral view - in situ (2)Image 10: Female - lateral view - in situ (3)Image 11: Female, ovipositing in wet mudImage 12: Female, ovipositing in wet mud (2)Image 13: Female, ovipositing in wet mud (3)Image 14: Female, ovipositing in wet mud (4)Image 15: Female, ovipositing in wet mud (5)
3: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
8 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at side of stream
Image 1: Mating
4: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
4 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at lighted window
Image 1: Genitalia - dorsal aspectImage 2: Genitalia - dorsal aspect (2)Image 3: Genitalia - latero-ventral aspectImage 4: Genitalia - posterior aspectImage 5: Genitalia - ventral aspectImage 6: Genitalia - ventral aspect (2)Image 7: Head - side viewImage 8: Male - dorsal viewImage 9: Male - dorsal view - body - close-upImage 10: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 11: Male - lateral viewImage 12: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 13: Male - ventral view - body - close-upImage 14: Male - ventral view - close-upImage 15: Thorax and wing
5: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
2 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Ovipositing in soft mud
Image 1: Dorsal aspectImage 2: Dorsal aspect - close-upImage 3: Dorsal aspect - close-up of bodyImage 4: Female - lateral viewImage 5: Female - lateral view - close-upImage 6: Female - ventral viewImage 7: Female - ventral view - close-up of bodyImage 8: Head - dorsal aspectImage 9: Head - lateral aspectImage 10: Head - lateral aspect (2)Image 11: Head - undersideImage 12: Ovipositor - lateral viewImage 13: Ovipositor - lateral view (2)Image 14: Ovipositor - ventral aspectImage 15: Ovipositor - ventral viewImage 16: Ovispositor - lateralImage 17: Thorax - close-up
6: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
9 Apr 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Body - top view - close-upImage 2: Male - dorsal viewImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - ventral viewImage 6: Male - ventral view - close-up
7: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
9 Apr 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 - lateral viewImage 4: Female - lateral view - close-upImage 5: Female - ventral view - close-up
8: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
20 May 1978 OSGR: SD93 53° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pair
9: Tipula vittata (a cranefly)
29 Apr 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Female, egg-laying in leaf-filled muddy puddle
Image 1: Egg layingImage 2: Resting, over damp substrateImage 3: Resting, over damp substrate (2)Image 4: Resting, over damp substrate (3)

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