Giant Cranefly

Giant Cranefly

Tipula maxima

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vienna

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

6 Verified sightings at Vienna
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 Vienna?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Cranefly sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1178th most-seen of the 1406 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 Vienna?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Cranefly in Vienna on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 Vienna the best place to see a Giant Cranefly?

Among the best

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