Order Diptera - Family Tipulidae

The crane-flies or "daddy-long-legs", large long-legged flies.

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Tipula lunata Linnaeus, 1758

Cambridge 10 June 2001 Tipula includes Britain's largest crane-flies NBN Atlas.

Nephrotoma flavescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cambridge 10 June 2001 Nephrotoma are smaller than Tipula, and known as tiger crane-flies from their colouration. NBN Atlas.

Nephrotoma quadrifaria (Meigen, 1804)

Cambridge 10 June 2001 NBN Atlas.

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