#3769 · 🪰 flies & mosquitoes

European Crane Fly

🇳🇱 Gazonlangpootmug ·Tipula paludosa

🪰 Flies & mosquitoes 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Tina Ellegaard Poulsen · CC BY 4.0
2. © bob15noble · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Alison Place · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Stephen Luk · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Paul Norwood · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Michael Werner · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Nieuwe Niedorp, Netherlands:© thegreatdodo · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Nieuwe Niedorp, Netherlands:© thegreatdodo · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 1775 Middenmeer, Netherlands:© thegreatdodo · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 6744 WT Ederveen, Nederland:© Benno · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Tipula paludosa is a species of true craneflies.

base stats

NL sightings 446iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 20,184iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 446 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #18 most seen of the flies & mosquitoes in NL.
20,184 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1830 (196 years ago).