Months sighted in garden
Cranefly
Tipula fulvipennis
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Diptera: craneflies
Large cranefly with grey thorax and peach- to grey-coloured abdomen. Wings shorter than body in female (left picture), and with darker leading edge and diagonal lineation. Legs reddish brown with black 'knees' In garden August through to early September.