Long-palped Cranefly

Tipula fascipennis

Description

Over all length 22 - 25mm. The males can be bright to dull orange, with green eyes. The females are dull orange to light brown, with green eyes. Both sexes have a white crescent in the wings which reaches right to the forward edge, with a black stigma outside of it.

Habitat

Damp grassy areas close to hedgerows and woodland edges.

Status and distribution

Distributed throughout Britain, though commoner in the southern half. Common on the reserve.

Best time to see

May to July.

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - male - June 13th 2012

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - male - May 7th 2014

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - male - May 17th 2014

  • Long-palped Cranefly - tipula fascipennis - male - June 30th 2017

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - female - May 19th 2015

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - female - May 19th 2015

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - female - July 8th 2012

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - female - July 8th 2012

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - female - May 17th 2014

  • Long-palped Cranefly - Tipula fascipennis - female - May 14th 2019