(Tipula subg. Pterelachisus)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
Adults are weak, slow fliers. They are often seen resting on vegetation. |
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Description |
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Pterelachisus are about ⅝″ to 1¼″ (15 to 30 mm) in length. That is large for a crane fly and among the largest in the genus Tipula. They are typically brown, gray, or a combination of these colors. The head is small, the compound eyes are large, and the tube-like beak (proboscis) containing the mouthparts is short. The antennae have 13 to 15 segments. They are slender and long, on some species longer than the head. The thorax is slightly humped. It has a distinct, V-shaped groove (suture) on top near the wing bases. The abdomen is long and slender, and it has a few dark bands. The legs are very long and slender. The third segment (femur) on the hind legs is particularly long. The wings are large and transparent, and they have a few dark spots. |
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Distribution |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Diptera (flies) | ||
Suborder |
Nematocera (long-horned flies) | ||
Infraorder |
Tipulomorpha (crane flies) | ||
Superfamily |
Tipuloidea (typical crane flies) | ||
Family |
Tipulidae (large crane flies) | ||
Subfamily |
Tipulinae | ||
Genus | Tipula (common crane flies) | ||
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common crane fly Tipula aka common crane fly Tipula albertensis common crane fly Tipula alcestis common crane fly Tipula alta common crane fly Tipula aluco common crane fly Tipula angulata common crane fly Tipula apicispina common crane fly Tipula aspoecki common crane fly Tipula austriaca common crane fly Tipula autumna common crane fly Tipula badakhensis common crane fly Tipula bakeri common crane fly Tipula banffiana common crane fly Tipula bellardiana common crane fly Tipula berteii common crane fly Tipula biaciculifera common crane fly Tipula bilobata common crane fly Tipula brindleana common crane fly Tipula brunnicosta common crane fly Tipula camillerii common crane fly Tipula carinifrons common crane fly Tipula cavagnaroi common crane fly Tipula cayollensis common crane fly Tipula cineracea common crane fly Tipula cinereocincta common crane fly Tipula clinata common crane fly Tipula coleana common crane fly Tipula crassicornis common crane fly Tipula crassiventris common crane fly Tipula crawfordi common crane fly Tipula cruciata common crane fly Tipula curvistylus common crane fly Tipula daitenjoensis common crane fly Tipula derbecki common crane fly Tipula diflava common crane fly Tipula digesta common crane fly Tipula dolomitensis common crane fly Tipula edwardsella common crane fly Tipula entomophthorae common crane fly Tipula excetra common crane fly Tipula famula common crane fly Tipula fautrix common crane fly Tipula flavocostalis common crane fly Tipula futilis common crane fly Tipula garuda common crane fly Tipula geisha common crane fly Tipula gelida common crane fly Tipula gemula common crane fly Tipula glacialis common crane fly Tipula gredosi common crane fly Tipula haplorhabda common crane fly Tipula harutai common crane fly Tipula helvocincta common crane fly Tipula hewitti common crane fly Tipula hibii common crane fly Tipula hirsutipes common crane fly Tipula hispida common crane fly Tipula hollandi common crane fly Tipula hoogerwerfi common crane fly Tipula horningi common crane fly Tipula huntsmaniana common crane fly Tipula huron common crane fly Tipula hylaea common crane fly Tipula icarus common crane fly Tipula idahoensis common crane fly Tipula ignoscens common crane fly Tipula illegitima common crane fly Tipula imbellis common crane fly Tipula imitator common crane fly Tipula incurva common crane fly Tipula ingenua common crane fly Tipula interposita common crane fly Tipula irregularis common crane fly Tipula irrorata common crane fly Tipula ishiharana common crane fly Tipula jedoensis common crane fly Tipula jenseni common crane fly Tipula jutlandica common crane fly Tipula kaisilai common crane fly Tipula katmaiensis common crane fly Tipula kaulbackiana common crane fly Tipula kirbyana common crane fly Tipula kuatunensis common crane fly Tipula kurilensis common crane fly Tipula lacunosa common crane fly Tipula laetabunda common crane fly Tipula laetibasis common crane fly Tipula laetissima common crane fly Tipula latiflava common crane fly Tipula legalis common crane fly Tipula leucopalassa common crane fly Tipula leucosema common crane fly Tipula limbinervis common crane fly Tipula luridorostris common crane fly Tipula luteobasalis common crane fly Tipula maaiana common crane fly Tipula macarta common crane fly Tipula macrostyla common crane fly Tipula malaisei common crane fly Tipula mandan common crane fly Tipula margarita common crane fly Tipula matsumuriana common crane fly Tipula mayerduerii common crane fly Tipula mcdonaldi common crane fly Tipula meijerella common crane fly Tipula middendorffi common crane fly Tipula mitophora common crane fly Tipula mono common crane fly Tipula mupinensis common crane fly Tipula mutila common crane fly Tipula mutiloides common crane fly Tipula mystax common crane fly Tipula neurotica common crane fly Tipula niitakensis common crane fly Tipula nudicellula common crane fly Tipula obnata common crane fly Tipula ochotana common crane fly Tipula octomaculata common crane fly Tipula osellai common crane fly Tipula pabulina common crane fly Tipula padana common crane fly Tipula pauli common crane fly Tipula pedicellaris common crane fly Tipula penobscot common crane fly Tipula percara common crane fly Tipula pertenuis common crane fly Tipula phaeopasta common crane fly Tipula phryne common crane fly Tipula pieli common crane fly Tipula pingi common crane fly Tipula plitviciensis common crane fly Tipula polaruralensis common crane fly Tipula pollex common crane fly Tipula pontica common crane fly Tipula procliva common crane fly Tipula pseudobiaciculifera common crane fly Tipula pseudocrassiventris common crane fly Tipula pseudoirrorata common crane fly Tipula pseudopruinosa common crane fly Tipula pseudotruncorum common crane fly Tipula pseudovariipennis common crane fly Tipula ranee common crane fly Tipula recondita common crane fly Tipula resupina common crane fly Tipula sauteri common crane fly Tipula savionis common crane fly Tipula sequoicola common crane fly Tipula seticellula common crane fly Tipula sharva common crane fly Tipula shomio common crane fly Tipula shoshone common crane fly Tipula sibiriensis common crane fly Tipula simondsi common crane fly Tipula spathifera common crane fly Tipula stenostyla common crane fly Tipula striatipennis common crane fly Tipula strictura common crane fly Tipula subfasciata common crane fly Tipula subfutilis common crane fly Tipula subglacialis common crane fly Tipula sublimata common crane fly Tipula submarmorata common crane fly Tipula submutila common crane fly Tipula sunda common crane fly Tipula taikun common crane fly Tipula teleutica common crane fly Tipula ternaria common crane fly Tipula tetramelania common crane fly Tipula trichopleura common crane fly Tipula tridentata common crane fly Tipula trifascingulata common crane fly Tipula tristriata common crane fly Tipula trivittata common crane fly Tipula truncorum common crane fly Tipula trupheoneura common crane fly Tipula tshernovskii common crane fly Tipula tundrensis common crane fly Tipula uenoi common crane fly Tipula variata common crane fly Tipula varipennis common crane fly Tipula vayu common crane fly Tipula vermiculata common crane fly Tipula vitiosa common crane fly Tipula vivax common crane fly Tipula wahlgreni common crane fly Tipula wardiana common crane fly Tipula wiedemanniana common crane fly Tipula winthemi common crane fly Tipula wuana common crane fly Tipula yasumatsuana |
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Common Names |
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This subgenus has no common name. The common name of the genus Tipula is common crane flies, and it is applied here for convenience. |
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Glossary
Femur
On insects and arachnids, the third, largest, most robust segment of the leg, coming immediately before the tibia. On humans, the thigh bone.
Proboscis
The tube-like protruding mouthpart(s) of a sucking insect.
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Tipula subgenus Pterelachisus large cranefly Tipula subgenus Pterelachisus, large cranefly, Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI, photo taken May 27, 2021. |
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Babette Kis 5/27/2021 |
Location: Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI Tipula subgenus Pterelachisus, large cranefly, Barnes Prairie, Racine Co., WI, photo taken May 27, 2021. |
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Created: 9/7/2023
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