Tipula simplex

Tipula simplex
Dead male specimen of Tipula simplex
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Tipula
Subgenus: Triplicitipula
Species:
T. simplex
Binomial name
Tipula simplex
Doane, 1909

Tipula simplex, commonly known as the range crane fly, is a species of crane fly in the family Tipulidae, found in the western United States. It is arguably the most well-known/well-researched crane fly in Tipulidae.