Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Tipulidae (Crane flies)

Tipula (Acutipula) maxima Poda, 1761

Riesenschnake Giant Cranefly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Tipula (Acutipula) gigantea Schrank, 1776 | Tipula (Acutipula) hortorum Herbst, 1787 | Tipula (Acutipula) nubilosa Harris, 1776 | Tipula (Acutipula) pseudogigantea Strobl, 1900 | Tipula (Acutipula) sinuata Fabricius, 1775 |

  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female 7229
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-07-22 08:44:58
    Image number: 7229
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2015-07-22 08:44:58
  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female 7230
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-07-22 08:40:40
    Image number: 7230
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2015-07-22 08:40:40
  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female 7231
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2015-07-22 08:38:38
    Image number: 7231
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2015-07-22 08:38:38
  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female 6834
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2014-10-18 16:22:11
    Image number: 6834
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2014-10-18 16:22:11
  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female 6835
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2014-10-18 16:14:25
    Image number: 6835
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2014-10-18 16:14:25
  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, wing 6836
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, wing
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2014-10-18 16:01:26
    Image number: 6836
    wing
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2014-10-18 16:01:26
  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female 6837
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2014-10-18 16:02:08
    Image number: 6837
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2014-10-18 16:02:08
  • Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female 6838
    Tipula maxima Poda, 1761  Riesenschnake  Giant Cranefly 
    Tipula (Acutipula) maxima, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2014-10-18 16:07:37
    Image number: 6838
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2014-10-18 16:07:37

Classification:
Tipula maxima belongs to the subfamily Tipulinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Oosterbroek P.: Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae)