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A cranefly

Tipula cava

251Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
31Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May20
Jun76
Jul113
Aug10
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England43
2Norfolk England36
3Surrey England15
4Essex England11
5Devon England8
6Suffolk England7
7Cambridgeshire England6
8Kent England6
9Dorset England5
10Pembrokeshire Wales5
11Cheshire East England4
12North Yorkshire England3
13Oxfordshire England2
14East Riding of Yorkshire England2
15Lincolnshire England2
240 England1 Scotland9 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
251
Peak month
July
Counties with records
31
Scientific name
Tipula cava
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
246
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Tipulidae
Genus
Tipula
Name with authority
Tipula cava Riedel, 1913
Described
1913

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2165030 · GBIF 1506269