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crane fly Tipula Platytipula luteipennis,Tipulidae Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

crane fly

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    They look very scary and aggressive, but really are harmless slow clumsy flyers. Posted 10 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    Nephrotoma antennata is only found in South Africa.

    This is probably a species of Tipula.
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/taxonomy/term/19428     Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
    1. View Sara Sadler's profile
      Sara Sadler
      King Cobra
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      Thank you - how did I miss that important piece of information?!

      Looking at your link I am now thinking most probably Tipula luteipennis (as it looks very similar and I spotted it in September)       Posted 10 years ago

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The Tipula Platytipula luteipennis

Tipula Platytipula luteipennis is a crane fly in the Tipula genus. It is distributed in the Palearctic ecozone.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Sara Sadler

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Uploaded Apr 25, 2015. Captured Sep 28, 2014 10:49.
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  • NIKON D3100
  • f/40.0
  • 1/10s
  • ISO100
  • 230mm