Tipula luna
Length 19 to 21 mm. Has a grey abdomen, usually with a central line of darker dashes and stripes on the thorax. Quite similar to Prionocera turcica, but T. luna does not have the dark stripe on the head.
Moist well wooded areas, rushy meadows and marshes.
April to July
Common and widespread in Britain.
Frequent in suitable habitats in Leicestershire and Rutland
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft, Poultney Farm
04 May 2024 Marsh near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9212 (taken 23.4.2009).JPG)
Graham Calow
Marsh near Old Fosse, Sapcote
23 April 2009
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
11 June 2010
David Nicholls
20 Acre Piece NR
28 May 2010
David Nicholls
Lea Meadows NR
27 May 2020
 Marsh near Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9212 (taken 23.4.2009).JPG)
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Craneflies, Gnats & Midges
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tipulidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 15
- First record:
- 23/04/2009 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 08/05/2024 (Nicholls, David)
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David Nicholls
Ulverscroft, Poultney Farm
04 May 2024
Steve Mathers
Grantham Canal (Easthorpe Bridge east to County Boundary)
14 May 2017
HAPeacock
Gilroes Cemetery Extension
05 July 2012
HAPeacock
River Soar - St Marys Mills
25 May 2012
