Months sighted in garden
Cranefly
Tipula oleracea
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Diptera: craneflies
Flesh-coloured cranefly almost 2 cm in length with dark line down its thorax and red tip. Wings longer than body and with dark diagonal lineation. Female with swollen abdomen. Found resting in greenhouse between late May and early August. Mating pair seen 19th September, 2024.