Tipula oleracea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea) is a species of cranefly found throughout the Palaearctic and parts of the Nearctic. Its specific name oleracea means "related to vegetables/herbs" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus).
A usually greyish species, but abdomen occasionally ferruginous and often with a blackish median and/or lateral longitudinal stripe. The wing length is 18–28 mm. The minimum space between eyes below is at most subequal to the maximum width of
antennal scape; the antennae are 13-segmented. The male tergite 9 has a short median projection (its breadth at base exceeding its length), and roundly bifurcated at apex, the bifurcations blackish; sternite 8 simple, 9 almost fused
with tergite 9 (as in T. paludosa and T. czizeki). female wings as long as abdomen; sternal valves usually extending to about two-thirds length of cerci, cerci only slightly clubbed at tips. Tipula oleracea is prevalent mainly in Europe. Their habitat ranges in the South to North Africa, but has a limit in Algeria to the East. In Europe the South-eastern boundary is in Greece. It occurs on some Greek islands such as Crete as a subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Crane Fly sighting in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 301st most-seen of the 355 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Crane Fly in Rotterdam [The Hague] on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marsh Crane Fly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 25
Of the 25 cities where we can rate Marsh Crane Fly sightings, Rotterdam [The Hague] ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Salt Lake City (United States, about 10%), Portland (United States, about 10%) and Boston (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Tipula
The closest relatives of the Marsh Crane Fly that you can see in Rotterdam [The Hague] (genus Tipula, Common Crane Flies) are European Crane Fly (about 10%), Black-Striped Cranefly (about 10%) and Tipula lateralis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marsh Crane Fly is recorded against all the insects logged in Rotterdam [The Hague] (5 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.
