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Tipula luna
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Tipula luna

Tipula luna is a species of true cranefly. It is commonly known as the moon cranefly.

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Range & habitat

The moon cranefly is native to Europe, where it is widespread throughout the whole continent.

Wikipedia: “Distribution”

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In human culture

The moon cranefly gets its common name from its scientific name, Tipula luna. When translated to English, 'luna' becomes 'moon'.

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 637683.