Giant Cranefly

Giant Cranefly

Tipula maxima

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Copenhagen

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Copenhagen
46 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Giant Cranefly

Tipula maxima is a species of true cranefly. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
2 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
3 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
6 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Cranefly in Copenhagen?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Cranefly sighting in Copenhagen on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 376th most-seen of the 476 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Giant Cranefly in Copenhagen?

May

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Cranefly in Copenhagen on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Giant Cranefly?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Cranefly sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Copenhagen the best place to see a Giant Cranefly?

Among the best

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Giant Cranefly sightings, Copenhagen ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, under 5%).

Where does the Giant Cranefly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Giant Cranefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Copenhagen (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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