Tipula oleracea

Tipula oleracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Tipulidae
Genus:
Tipula
Subgenus:
Tipula
Species:
T. oleracea
Binomial name
Tipula oleracea
Synonyms
  • Tipula pratensis De Geer, 1776
  • Tipula submendosa Tjeder, 1941
wing detail
larva (Tipula sp.)

The marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea) is a species of cranefly found throughout the Palaearctic and parts of the Nearctic.

Its specific name oleracea means "related to vegetables/herbs" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus).[1][2]

  1. ^ Parker, Peter (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Little Brown Book Group. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4087-0615-2. oleraceus, holeraceus = relating to vegetables or kitchen garden
  2. ^ Whitney, William Dwight (1899). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Century Co. p. 2856. L. holeraceus, prop. oleraceus, herb-like, holus, prop. olus (oler-), herbs, vegetables