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Tipula
Tipula luna male
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Tipula
Type species
Tipula oleracea
Subgenera
Acutipula Alexander , 1924
Afrotipula Alexander , 1955
Arctotipula Alexander , 1934
Bellardina Edwards , 1931
Beringotipula Savchenko, 1961
Dendrotipula Savchenko, 1964
Emodotipula Alexander , 1966
Eremotipula Alexander , 1965
Eumicrotipula Alexander , 1923
Formotipula Matsumura , 1916
Hesperotipula Alexander , 1947
Indratipula Alexander , 1970
Kalatipula Alexander , 1971
Labiotipula Alexander , 1965
Lindnerina Mannheims, 1965
Lunatipula Edwards , 1931
Mediotipula Pierre, 1924
Microtipula Alexander , 1912
Nesotipula Alexander , 1921
Nippotipula Matsumura , 1916
Nobilotipula Alexander , 1943
Odonatisca Savchenko, 1956
Papuatipula Alexander , 1935
Pectinotipula Alexander , 1920
Platytipula Matsumura , 1916
Pterelachisus Róndani , 1842
Ramatipula Alexander , 1971
Savtshenkia Alexander , 1965
Schummelia Edwards , 1931
Serratipula Alexander , 1965
Setitipula Alexander , 1965
Sinotipula Alexander , 1935
Sivatipula Alexander , 1964
Spinitipula Alexander , 1963
Tipula Linnaeus et 1758
Tipulodinodes Alexander , 1965
Trichotipula Alexander , 1915
Triplicitipula Alexander , 1965
Vestiplex Bezzi , 1924
Yamatotipula Matsumura , 1916
Tipula is a very large insect genus in the fly family Tipulidae . They are commonly known as crane flies or daddy longlegs . Worldwide there are well over a thousand species.
All species have very long, fragile legs. The male has a swollen tip to his abdomen, and the female has a pointed ovipositor which is used to push eggs into soil. The larvae of some species are root -feeding and may be called "leatherjackets".
Species
See list of Tipula species .
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