Tipula maxima

Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Tipulomorpha
Superfamily: Tipuloidea
Family: Tipulidae
Subfamily: Tipulinae
Tribe: Tipulini
Genus: Tipula
Subgenus: Acutipula
Species: T. maxima
Binomial name
Tipula maxima
Poda, 1761
Synonyms
  • Tipula sinuata Fabricius, 1775
  • Tipula gigantea Schrank, 1776
  • Tipula nubilosa Harris, 1776
  • Tipula hortorum Herbst, 1787
  • Tipula pseudogigantea Strobl, 1900

Tipula maxima is a species of True Cranefly.

Distribution

Widespread throughout the West Palaearctic.

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