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European Crane Fly

Tipula paludosa

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tipulidae

Tipula paludosa, known as the European crane fly or the leatherjacket, is a part of the Tipula genus that is made up of over 2,000 species throughout the world. T. paludosa is native to northwestern Europe, however it has been introduced to the northern aspects of North America, including Canada likely due to soil dispersion and other human-mediated activities.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 1,581Germany · 707Netherlands · 269Belgium · 199France · 76Spain · 22Luxembourg · 17Italy · 9Switzerland · 7