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13-10-2007, 01:13 PM
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| |  Cranefly ID...
Please would someone confirm which species of Cranefly this is?
I think it's Tipula paludosa but not 100% on it.
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Ian G 
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13-10-2007, 09:56 PM
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| | | Re: Cranefly ID...
Hi Ian,
Tipula padulosa looks good to me. Running the moth trap has led me to take more of an interest in the by-catch that I have to 'fish' through every morning - including the Crane Flies.
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13-10-2007, 10:29 PM
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Many thanks, Steve.
I had since done an internet search and found out that this is a male (which is what was throwing me) and the tips of their abdomens are 'swollen', whereas the female's are pointed so that they can insert their eggs into the soil.
Ian
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13-10-2007, 10:35 PM
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Nice photo, by the way.  |
15-10-2007, 07:33 PM
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| | | Re: Cranefly ID...
Tipula paludosa tend to be autumnal with the very similar Tipula oleracea being more commonly associated with spring. Both like the same grassy habitats.
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