Tipula oleracea

Tipula oleracea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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).