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title: "Marsh Crane Fly"
description: "Tipula oleracea — Insetos e aranhas. The marsh crane fly (Tipula oleracea) is a species of cranefly found throughout the Palaearctic and parts of the Nearctic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/marsh-crane-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Marsh Crane Fly

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

- Scientific name: *Tipula oleracea*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 14664
- Wikidata: [Q651615](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651615)
- iNaturalist taxon: [418147](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/418147)

## Names

- en: Marsh Crane Fly
- de: Kohlschnake
- es: Típula de los jardines
- fr: Tipule du chou
- nl: Koollangpootmug
- pl: Koziułka warzywna

## Countries with the most observations

US (4277), CA (1181), GB (344), NL (208), DE (177), FR (136), PT (74), BE (67), PL (66), IT (52), AT (51), ES (45)

## Summary

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).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipula_oleracea

## Photo

![Marsh Crane Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marsh-crane-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277726196

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marsh-crane-fly?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).