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Tipula Paludosa

Photo by LisaGrant
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Description:

Also known as the European Crane Fly or in Ireland as a 'Daddy Long Legs'. A familiar insect of garden lawns or grassland with weak flight and dangling legs.

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Tipula paludosa Meigen, 1830, Tipula paludosa

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PublishedJune 26, 2011

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