Tipula (Common Crane Flies)

Species in this group

Tipula holoserica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tipula dorsimacula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula abdominalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula maxima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula fulvipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula paludosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tipula longiventris

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

Tipula repanda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tipula vernalis

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

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common 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	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 13	~20%
	Tipula holoserica			~20%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~20%
	Giant Crane Fly			~10%
	Tipula longiventris			~10%
	Sooty Crane Fly			<5%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 13	~20%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 13	~10%
	Giant Cranefly			~10%
	Tipula fulvipennis			~10%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 13	~10%
	Giant Cranefly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Giant Crane Fly			~10%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
8	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Tipula fascipennis			<5%
9	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Giant Cranefly			~10%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
12	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	<5%
	Tipula repanda			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	4 of 13	~20%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 13	~20%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula fascipennis			<5%
3	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	3 of 13	~20%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
4	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 13	~20%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
5	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 13	~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
6	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 13	~10%
	Tipula fascipennis			~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
7	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula dorsimacula			<5%
8	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
9	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
10	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
11	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
12	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
13	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
14	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
15	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
16	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
17	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			<5%
	Tipula confusa			<5%
18	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
19	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
20	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
21	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			~10%
22	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
23	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
24	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	~10%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
25	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Black-Striped Cranefly			~10%
26	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 13	~10%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
27	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
28	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 13	~10%
	Tipula holoserica			~10%
29	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Tipula dorsimacula			~10%
30	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	European Crane Fly			~10%
31	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 13	<5%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
	Tipula longiventris			<5%
32	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
33	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 13	<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
	Giant Cranefly			<5%
34	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%
35	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
36	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Giant Crane Fly			<5%
37	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
38	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Tipula dorsimacula			<5%
39	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
40	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
41	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Marsh Crane Fly			<5%
42	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	<5%
	European Crane Fly			<5%

Common Crane Flies

Species in this group

Tipula holoserica

Tipula dorsimacula

Giant Crane Fly

Giant Cranefly

Tipula fulvipennis

European Crane Fly

Tipula longiventris

Marsh Crane Fly

Sooty Crane Fly

Tipula fascipennis

Tipula repanda

Black-Striped Cranefly

Tipula confusa

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Common Crane Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked