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

Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818

Synonyms and other combinations:

Tipula (Pterelachisus) nigricornis Macquart, 1826 | Tipula (Pterelachisus) obscurinervis Wahlgren, 1905 | Tipula (Pterelachisus) simplicicornis Zetterstedt, 1838 |

  • Tipula varipennis, mating 943
    Tipula varipennis Meigen, 1818     
    Tipula varipennis, mating, det. Esko Viitanen
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2006-05-25 12:34:23
    Image number: 943
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2006-05-25 12:34:23
    det. Esko Viitanen
  • Tipula varipennis, mating 10303
    Tipula varipennis Meigen, 1818     
    Tipula varipennis, mating, conf. eklans
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2021-05-09 14:04:18
    Image number: 10303
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2021-05-09 14:04:18
    conf. eklans
  • Tipula varipennis, female 10304
    Tipula varipennis Meigen, 1818     
    Tipula varipennis, female, conf. eklans
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2021-05-09 14:04:00
    Image number: 10304
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2021-05-09 14:04:00
    conf. eklans

Classification:
Tipula varipennis 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)