Details for Tipula (Acutipula) vittata
Name:Tipula (Acutipula) vittata Meigen, 1804
Publication:Klass. Beschr. 1: 66 (as Tipula)
Status:Recognized taxon.
Classification:Family Tipulidae
Subfamily Tipulinae
Keys:Peeters en Oosterbroek, 2014a (craneflies Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) (in Dutch); Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016d; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies); Keresztes et al., 2018a (known Westpalaearctic larvae, fourth instars)
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Distribution:Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden (southern half), Switzerland, Turkey (European part: Kirklareli); Russia: KGD (Kaliningradskaya oblast).
Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia.
Region(s):Westpalaearctic
General note:Added: Russia: KGD (Kalingradskaya oblast) (Czwalina, 1893). For Finland check Salmela, 2012b. For Norway check Hofsvang et al., 2019, and citations below. For Portugal check Oosterbroek et al., 2020, and citations below. For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below.
Map:Ashe et al., 2007a (Ireland); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire)
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references:
Habitus: Brighton, 2014 (female); Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019 (copula); Kramer and Morris, 2021b(female)
Wing: Boardman, 2007; Kramer, 2010c

Immature stages
Larva: Keresztes et al., 2018a

Miscellaneous
Heiss and Malec, 2023 (habitat)
Citationson biology (mainly from 2000 onward):
Country not relevant
Biology. Gudin et al., 2022: 399 (paper includes an updated catalogue of dipteran hosts of Tachinidae with list of the tachinid species involved; of the host records from Diptera, most are from larvae of Tabanidae and Tipulidae, with a few occasional records in other families).
France
Habitat. Nicolas, 2006: 68 (on findings in the Picardie or Ile-de-France) (in French).
Habitat. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 156 (loc(s) with habitat info, summary habitat) (in French).
Habitat. Quindroit, 2020a: 18-19, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French).
Habitat. Quindroit, 2020b: 127 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French).
Habitat. Quindroit, 2021a: 36 (loc(s), resultats d une campagne de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat).
Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 15 (loc(s) Aisne (02) and Oise (60) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French).
Germany
Habitat. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: 21-24 (loc(s) Bayern, table with Malaise trap habitats and species; see paper for details).
Habitat. Dunk, 2018: 79, 95 (loc(s) Bayern with list of habtats).
Great Britain
Habitat. Godfrey, 2003a: 45 (associated with woody debris).
Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 20 (found in shaded and open situations in woodland, by streams, muddy stream margins and even on wet heathland).
Habitat. Cranston and Drake, 2010: 175 (larvae can be found in marginal situations along flowing and standing waters).
Habitat. Drake, 2011a: 26 (among the Diptera from a wet Alder [Alnus] wood in Devon).
Habitat. Kramer, 2011j: 9 (a locally common woodland Spring species).
Habitat. Showers, 2015: 2 (on craneflies in moth traps at Pitsford Water Nature Reserve in 2013 and 2014, including information for the two traps and photos of their habitat).
Biology. Tschorsnig, 2017: 286 (host of Palaearctic Tachinidae, for species of Tachinidae, localities and references see paper).
Habitat. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: 27 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); larvae can be found in the humus of moist to saturated soil, often at the edges of ponds and streams).
Habitat. Devlin et al., 2022: 35 (list of Tipulidae observations across Wales, 1976-2019, in paper on the impact of climate change; observations: 118; habitat: Woodland streams, wet woodland).
Greece
Habitat. Kramer, 2004: 21 (found at a stream margin).
Ireland
Habitat. Ashe et al., 2007a: 317 (ovipositing by stream in Beech [Fagus] wood).
Luxembourg
Habitat. Vogtenhuber, 2007: 352 (Larve lebt in sehr feuchten Laubstreu an Bachen).
Romania
Biology. Torok et al., 2014: 15-16 (adults were frequently found in shaded and open situations in woodland, crossed by streams, retreating in muddy stream margins and even on wet heathland (Boardman 2007); larvae are aquatic, and can be found along different flowing and standing waters (Cranston and Drake 2010); individuals examined by us were collected along spring brooks in woods).
Turkey
Habitat. Koc et al., 2015: 51 (collected from moist mixed forests).
on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward):
Albania
Description. Jancso et al., 2026: 523-524 (diagnosis, fig(s)).
Country not relevant
Characters. Podeniene, 2001a: 83 (comparison).
Characters. Kramer, 2010d: 3 (comparison with vernalis, figs).
Immatures. Lantsov, 2012a: 272 (comparison pupa).
Characters. Young et al., 2013: 143 (comparison).
Phylogeny. Keresztes et al., 2018a: 19 (phylogeny European species of Acutipula).
Immatures. Keresztes et al., 2018a: 23 (key West Palaearctic Acutipula 4th instar larvae).
Great Britain
Characters. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: 27 (diagnosis, figs).
Portugal
Characters. Ferreira et al., 2021: 17 (barcoding based on material mentioned in Oosterbroek et al. 2020).
on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward):
Albania
First record. Jancso et al., 2026: 523-524 (diagnosis, fig(s)).
First record. Jancso et al., 2026: 523-524 (loc(s), distr, map).
Austria
Distribution. Vogtenhuber, 2011: 46 (checklist Austria, list of provinces).
Distribution. Heiss et al., 2016: 70, 81 (loc(s) Oberosterreich and Vorarlberg, distr).
Bosnia-Herzegowina
Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 47 (review literature).
Bulgaria
First record. Keresztes et al., 2018a: supplement (loc(s)).
Croatia
First record. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 47 (loc(s)).
Czech Rep.
Distribution. Stary et al., 2005d: 37 (loc(s)).
Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist).
Denmark
Distribution. Petersen et al., 2001b: 163 (checklist).
Finland
Distribution not confirmed. Salmela, 2012b: 229 (removed from list of Finnish crane flies; Finnish record(s) by Mannheims (1963-1967) could not be confirmed).
France
Distribution. Nicolas, 2006: 68 (on findings in the Picardie or Ile-de-France) (in French).
Distribution. Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: 156 (new and published records Ile-de-France, loc(s) Seine-et-Marne (77), Yvelines (78), Hauts-de-Seine (92) and Val-d’Oise (95)).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2020a: 18-19, 45-48 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2020b: 127 (loc(s) Nord (59) and Pas-de-Calais (62) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French).
Distribution. Quindroit, 2021a: 36 (loc(s), resultats d une campagne de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat).
Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 15 (loc(s) Aisne (02) and Oise (60) with notes on habitats and distr) (in French).
Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 34 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region).
Distribution. Tillier et al., 2023: 173 (loc(s) Jura (39), with list of altitude(s) and habitat(s)) (in French).
Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 356 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region).
Germany
Distribution. Schacht et al., 2001: 426 (reference to Dunk, 1999, only).
Distribution. Heiss, 2003: 13 (checklist Thuringen).
Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 3 (checklist Bayern).
Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 38 (checklist Diptera Bayern).
Distribution. Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: 21-24 (loc(s) Bayern, table with Malaise trap habitats and species; see paper for details).
Distribution. Merkel-Wallner, 2014: 49 (loc(s) Bayern).
Distribution. Heiss et al., 2017: 164 (loc(s) Thuringen).
Distribution. Heiss, 2017b: 22 (checklist Tipulidae Thuringen).
Distribution. Dunk, 2018: 79, 95 (loc(s) Bayern with list of habtats).
Distribution. Heiss et al., 2019: 250 (annotated checklist of the Tipulidae of Niedersachsen and Bremen, including the presence in the surrounding Bundeslandern and the Netherlands) (in German).
Distribution. Heiss, 2019: 36, 44 (loc(s) and checklist Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, see paper for further details).
Distribution. Stuke, 2019: 241 (checklist Niedersachsen and Bremen with reference to original sources).
Distribution. Heiss and Malec, 2023: 316 (loc(s) Hessen).
Distribution. Heiss and Malec, 2023: 329 (annotated checklist Hessen).
Great Britain
Distribution. Godfrey, 2003a: 45 (distr).
Distribution. Hewitt et al., 2005: 37 (loc(s) Cumbria).
Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 20 (distr, map).
Distribution. Skidmore, 2009: 124 (review of occurrence on the Western Isles of Scotland, distr).
Distribution. Whiteley, 2010: 3 (loc(s) Derbyshire and/or Nottinghamshire).
Distribution. Drake, 2011a: 26 (loc(s) Devon).
Distribution. Kramer, 2011g: 2 (loc(s) Devon).
Distribution. Kramer, 2011j: 9 (loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55)).
Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera).
Distribution. Wolton et al., 2014: 26 (among Diptera associated with a hedge in Devon, caught in emergence trap).
Distribution. Showers, 2015: 2 (on craneflies in moth traps at Pitsford Water Nature Reserve in 2013 and 2014, including information for the two traps and photos of their habitat).
Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 30, 42 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details).
Distribution. Tschorsnig, 2017: 286 (host of Palaearctic Tachinidae, for species of Tachinidae, localities and references see paper).
Distribution. Kramer and Morris, 2021b: 27 (info on the species, on the distr and map of loc(s) Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55); larvae can be found in the humus of moist to saturated soil, often at the edges of ponds and streams).
Greece
Distribution. Kramer, 2004: 21 (loc(s) Peloponnisos).
Ireland
Distribution. Ashe et al., 2007a: 301, 317, 352 (review Irish records, map).
Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 5 (checklist).
Italy
Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2008c: 340 (annotated checklist South Tyrol [Prov. Bolzano]).
Luxembourg
Distribution. Vogtenhuber, 2007: 351, 352 (loc(s), distr).
Montenegro
Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 47 (review literature).
Netherlands
Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002d: 41 (checklist).
Distribution. Oosterbroek, 2014: 258 (loc(s) Friesland).
Distribution. Oosterbroek and Dek, 2020: 18 (Limoniidae and Tipulidae Nationaal Park Hollandse Duinen in 2018, Zuid-Holland).
Distribution. Oosterbroek in litt., 2024: (loc(s) Overijssel).
North Macedonia
Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 47 (review literature).
Norway
Distribution. Hofsvang et al., 2019: 105, 142-143 (review Norwegian records, annotated checklist Nordic countries and for Norway according to the Strand regions).
Poland
Distribution. Skibinska and Chudzicke, 2007b: 77 (checklist).
Portugal
First record. Oosterbroek et al., 2020: 342 (loc(s) Guarda, distr).
Romania
First record. Torok et al., 2014: 15-16, 18 (loc(s) Tulghes, checklist).
Distribution. Keresztes et al., 2018a: supplement (loc(s) larvae).
Serbia
Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 47 (review literature).
Slovakia
Distribution. Stary, 2009g: 43 (loc(s) Polana area, citing Bulankova, 1999).
Distribution. Stary, 2009k: webpage (checklist).
Slovenia
Distribution. Simova-Tosic and Oosterbroek, 2003: 47 (review literature).
Spain
Distribution. Eiroa and Baez, 2002b: 79 (checklist).
Sweden
Distribution. Salmela, 2010b: 134 (loc(s) Malmo).
Distribution. Fritz and Lindstrom, 2013: 63 (loc(s) Hallands County) (in Schwedish).
Switzerland
Distribution. Dufour and Merz, 2012: 356 (annotated checklist canton Geneva).
Turkey
First record. Koc et al., 2015: 51 (results of Tipulidae investigations in the 11 provinces of the Marmara region which forms the passage between European and Asiatic Turkey).
on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward):
Albania
Jancso et al., 2026: month(s): 6.
Austria
Heiss et al., 2016: month(s): 4-5.
Bulgaria
Keresztes et al., 2018a: month(s): 5.
Czech Rep.
Stary et al., 2005d: month(s): 4-5.
France
Tillier and Dehalleux, 2019: month(s): 4-5.
Quindroit, 2020a: month(s): 3-4.
Quindroit, 2020b: month(s): 4-5.
Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: month(s): 3-5.
Tillier et al., 2023: month(s): 5.
Germany
Heiss and Merkel-Wallner, 2013: month(s): 4-5.
Heiss et al., 2017: month(s): 5.
Dunk, 2018: month(s): 5-7.
Heiss, 2019: month(s): 5.
Heiss and Malec, 2023: month(s): 4-5.
Great Britain
Boardman, 2007: month(s): 4-5.
Whiteley, 2010: month(s): 4.
Kramer, 2011j: month(s): 5.
Kramer and Morris, 2021b: month(s): 4-6.
Greece
Kramer, 2004: month(s): 4.
Ireland
Ashe et al., 2007a: month(s): 4-5.
Netherlands
Oosterbroek and Dek, 2020: month(s): 4-5.
Oosterbroek in litt., 2024: month(s): 4.
Norway
Hofsvang et al., 2019: month(s): 4-5.
Portugal
Oosterbroek et al., 2020: month(s): 5.
Romania
Torok et al., 2014: month(s): 8.
Turkey
Koc et al., 2015: month(s): 4-5.
on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward):
Albania
Jancso et al., 2026: altitude: 1136 m.
Bulgaria
Keresztes et al., 2018a: altitude: 550 m.
Germany
Heiss et al., 2017: altitude: 560 m.
Greece
Kramer, 2004: altitude: 875 m.
Romania
Torok et al., 2014: altitude: 850 m.
Keresztes et al., 2018a: altitude: 825 m.
Turkey
Koc et al., 2015: altitude: 490-565 m.

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