Tipula maxima: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Tipula maxima Tipula maxima

Where the tipula maxima lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5,433 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Tipula maxima
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Tipulidae

Where does the tipula maxima live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tipula maxima in 16 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the tipula maxima?

The tipula maxima (Tipula maxima) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Tipulidae, genus Tipula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tipula maxima

Tipula maxima is a species of true cranefly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tipula maxima (revision 1356570601), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q766595 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).