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Marsh crane fly

Tipula oleracea Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedinsects

The marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea) is a species in the family Tipulidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the marsh crane fly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marsh crane fly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marsh crane fly as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the marsh crane fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the marsh crane fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTipulidae
  6. genusTipula
  7. SpeciesTipula oleracea Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Tipula pratensis, Tipula submendosa

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • tiplice zelnáCzech
  • KålstankelbenDanish
  • KohlschnakeGerman
  • Típula de los jardinesSpanish
  • Tipule du chouFrench
  • Vrtni komarCroatian
  • Kósza lószúnyogHungarian
  • Tipula palustreItalian
  • koollangpootmugDutch
  • Koziułka warzywnaPolish
  • Mosquito-tipulídeoPortuguese
  • Капустная долгоножкаRussian
  • tipuľa kapustováSlovak
  • kålharkrankSwedish
  • Мочарка капустянаUkrainian
  • Tipule à bords des ailes brunsFrench
  • Tipule potagèreFrench
  • Kupusni komarCroatian
  • GroentelangpootmugDutch
  • Kool-langpootmugDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marsh crane fly

Other species in the same genus Tipula.

Cranefly

Tipula paludosa

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the marsh crane fly an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marsh crane fly as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the marsh crane fly?

The marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea) belongs to the family Tipulidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marsh-crane-fly

MLA

“Marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marsh-crane-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{marsh_crane_fly_2026,
  title = {Marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marsh-crane-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}