Giant Crane Fly Tipula abdominalis Say    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Tipulidae   >   Genus Tipula   

Status:

Found in the eastern U.S., where it flies from May to October (BugGuide, 2015).

Description:

"Large size coupled with black velvety patches on thorax is diagnostic feature" (BugGuide, 2015).

There are 43 records in the project database.

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A Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2015). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2016). Verified by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (9/15/2016). Determined by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers/BugGuide. Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (9/15/2016). Determined by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers/BugGuide. Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/15/2015). Confirmed by Will Chatfield-Taylor/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A female Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/29/2014). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Don Watley. (MBP list)

A female Giant Crane Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/27/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/29/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/26/2019). (c) Kate Bullock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kate Bullock via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/26/2019). (c) Kate Bullock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kate Bullock via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A female Giant Crane Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/9/2015). Determined by Bob Biagi and John S. Ascher via BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). Verified by John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/22/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/27/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A female Giant Crane Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/9/2015). Determined by Bob Biagi and John S. Ascher via BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (9/26/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (9/14/2017). Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/26/2017). Photo by Mark Eanes. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Allegany Co., Maryland (10/13/2017). Photo by Mark Eanes. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (9/25/2017). Photo by Mary Sweet. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (10/8/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2020). (c) jacobbmyers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jacobbmyers via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Giant Crane Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/9/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by botanygirl via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/27/2017). (c) tkdswimmerboy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tkdswimmerboy via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/26/2017). (c) Paul G., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Paul G. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2018). (c) Jim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/26/2019). (c) Kate Bullock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kate Bullock via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) rayshine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rayshine via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/5/2019). (c) rocktopus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rocktopus via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/5/2019). (c) rocktopus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rocktopus via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/12/2019). (c) Elissa Totin, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Elissa Totin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2019). (c) mminmd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mminmd via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/23/2019). (c) Emily L. Stanley, all rights reserved. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/29/2019). (c) lacsmithius, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by lacsmithius via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/24/2019). (c) mparry426, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mparry426 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/16/2019). (c) quaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by quaa via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (9/28/2019). (c) wolfhowl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by wolfhowl via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/13/2020). (c) Heather Stiltner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Heather Stiltner via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/15/2017). (c) Bill Harms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/1/2017). (c) Bill Harms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/1/2017). (c) Bill Harms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/1/2017). (c) Bill Harms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/1/2017). (c) Bill Harms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (9/22/2022). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bugologist2 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (9/22/2022). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bugologist2 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2023). (c) Chloe Herman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by chloeph via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/29/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Giant Crane Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/27/2017). (c) tkdswimmerboy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tkdswimmerboy via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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