Tipula oleracea
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Tipula oleracea is probably the most commonly encountered Crane Fly, often being the one that does Crane Flies no justice at all when appearing indoors after being attracted to kitchen lights. They fly from April till later in the year and are regularly attracted to MV moth traps, such as this one was at Sherwood Forest CP in April 2011.
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UK distribution of Tipula oleracea
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

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