Common Crane Fly
Tipula paludosa
The adult common crane fly is a long-legged, delicate fly often seen in late summer and autumn around grassland, gardens, and lights. Adults are harmless, do not bite or sting, and spend their brief lives mainly searching for mates and laying eggs in damp soil. They fly with a weak, wavering motion and may shed a leg if seized by a predator. Despite their mosquito-like appearance, they are not mosquitoes and are not blood feeders.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Common Crane Fly Larva
- Common Crane Fly Pupa
- Common Crane Fly