Giant Cranefly
TQ4793 10/05/2024 ©Mike Rumble
Tipula maxima
Has patterned wings and long legs. It prefers damp and wooded locations. Females lay eggs in mossy edges of ditches, streams and ponds. The larvae live in water just below the water surface and their development takes place in submerged leaf litter. This species is usually seen from April until August.
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