Tipula oleracea - Tipula oleracea
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Tipula oleracea - Tipula oleracea | dylan | Blaise Castle | 19 Sep 2022, 4:28 p.m. | 14 Sep 2022, 5:28 p.m. | |
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Tipula oleracea - Tipula oleracea | dylan | Blaise Castle | 19 Sep 2022, 4:28 p.m. | 14 Sep 2022, 5:28 p.m. | |
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Tipula oleracea - Tipula oleracea | dylan | Blaise Castle | 19 Sep 2022, 4:28 p.m. | 14 Sep 2022, 5:29 p.m. |
Species Description
Common and widespread throughout the UK but more so in the South. Habitat includes: Damp grassy places such as grassland, fields, commons, gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards etc. Life story: Females lay eggs into soft ground with here ovipositor. The larvae ('leather jackets') spend their time below ground feeding on the roots of grasses and crops. They are an important food source to birds such as Crows and Starlings; often surfacing during a rainy day. Adults feed on nothing more than a little nectar or pollen during its lifetime, existing simply to mate and produce the next generation. Flight period: April to October.