Family

Large Crane Flies

Tipulidae

28 species in our catalog · found in 24 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyTipulidae (Large Crane Flies)

Species in this group

Tipula holoserica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nephrotoma australasiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nephrotoma ferruginea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula dorsimacula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Holorusia hespera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula abdominalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula maxima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptotarsus ferruginosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptotarsus clavatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Holorusia conspicabilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula fulvipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tanyptera dorsalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ptilogyna ramicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula paludosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula longiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Leptotarsus costalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula oleracea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tipula fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tipula fascipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nephrotoma virescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Brachypremna dispellens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tipula repanda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Maekistocera longipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tipula vernalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ptilogyna inornata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nephrotoma quadrifaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nephrotoma flavipalpis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tipula confusa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Large Crane Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 28	~30%
	Giant Crane Fly			~10%
	Antlered Crane Fly			~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Tipula longiventris			~10%
	Sooty Crane Fly			<5%
	Nephrotoma virescens			<5%
	Brachypremna dispellens			<5%
2	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 28	~20%
	Tipula holoserica			~20%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	6 of 28	~20%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
	Four-Spotted Cranefly			<5%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 28	~20%
	Giant Crane Fly			~10%
	Antlered Crane Fly			~10%
	Nephrotoma virescens			<5%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 28	~10%
	Holorusia conspicabilis			~10%
	Australian Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 28	~10%
	Giant Cranefly			~10%
	Tipula fulvipennis			~10%
7	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Australian Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
8	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 28	~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 28	~10%
	Giant Cranefly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 28	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
11	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	~10%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			~10%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 28	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Tipula fascipennis			<5%
13	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 28	~10%
	Giant Cranefly			~10%
14	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 28	~10%
	Common Brown Crane Fly			~10%
	Ptilogyna inornata			<5%
15	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 28	~10%
	Leptotarsus ferruginosus			~10%
16	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Leptotarsus clavatus			~10%
17	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	~10%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			~10%
18	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Ptilogyna ramicornis			~10%
19	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 28	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
20	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Leptotarsus clavatus			~10%
21	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 28	<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
22	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	<5%
	Antlered Crane Fly			<5%
23	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 28	<5%
	Tipula repanda			<5%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	<5%
	Maekistocera longipennis			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	7 of 28	~30%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			~10%
	Four-Spotted Cranefly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula fascipennis			<5%
2	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	6 of 28	~30%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Four-Spotted Cranefly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 28	~30%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Four-Spotted Cranefly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
4	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 28	~20%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Antlered Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Nephrotoma virescens			<5%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
5	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 28	~20%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Four-Spotted Cranefly			<5%
6	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 28	~20%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Antlered Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula dorsimacula			<5%
7	Paris	🇫🇷 France	5 of 28	~20%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Four-Spotted Cranefly			<5%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			<5%
8	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 28	~20%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Antlered Crane Fly			<5%
9	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 28	~20%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Nephrotoma virescens			<5%
	Brachypremna dispellens			<5%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
	Antlered Crane Fly			<5%
10	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 28	~20%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
11	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~20%
	Australian Tiger Crane Fly			~20%
12	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 28	~20%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
13	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
14	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 28	~10%
	Tipula fascipennis			~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
15	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 28	~10%
	Four-Spotted Cranefly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
16	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 28	~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Nephrotoma virescens			<5%
	Brachypremna dispellens			<5%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
17	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			<5%
18	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
19	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%
20	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
21	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 28	~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
22	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	~10%
	Australian Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
23	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
24	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 28	~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
25	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 28	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
26	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
27	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 28	~10%
	Maekistocera longipennis			~10%
28	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 28	~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Nephrotoma flavipalpis			<5%
29	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
30	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 28	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%
31	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 28	~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
32	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%
33	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 28	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%
34	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			<5%
35	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 28	~10%
	Common Brown Crane Fly			<5%
	Leptotarsus clavatus			<5%
36	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 28	~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
37	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
38	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 28	~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
39	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			<5%
40	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
41	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 28	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Western Crane Fly			<5%
42	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 28	~10%
	Tipula holoserica			~10%
43	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 28	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
44	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 28	<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
45	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
46	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	<5%
	Maekistocera longipennis			<5%
47	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 28	<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
48	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 28	<5%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%
49	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 28	<5%
	Common Brown Crane Fly			<5%
50	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	<5%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%
51	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 28	<5%
	Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly			<5%

Large Crane Flies

Species in this group

Tipula holoserica

Australian Tiger Crane Fly

Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly

Tipula dorsimacula

Giant Western Crane Fly

Giant Crane Fly

Giant Cranefly

Leptotarsus ferruginosus

Leptotarsus clavatus

Holorusia conspicabilis

Tipula fulvipennis

Antlered Crane Fly

Ptilogyna ramicornis

European Crane Fly

Tipula longiventris

Common Brown Crane Fly

Marsh Crane Fly

Sooty Crane Fly

Tipula fascipennis

Nephrotoma virescens

Brachypremna dispellens

Tipula repanda

Maekistocera longipennis

Black-Striped Cranefly

Ptilogyna inornata

Four-Spotted Cranefly

Nephrotoma flavipalpis

Tipula confusa

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Large Crane Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked