{{Short description|Species of fly}} {{Speciesbox | image = Tipula.luna.male.jpg | image_caption = ''Tipula luna'' male | genus = Tipula | parent = Tipula (Acutipula) | species = luna | authority = Westhoff, 1879 | synonyms = *''Tipula lunata'' <small>[[Johann Wilhelm Meigen|Meigen]], 1818</small> <!-- not Linnaeus, 1758 --> }}
'''''Tipula luna''''' is a species of [[Tipulidae|true cranefly]]. It is commonly known as the '''moon cranefly'''.
==Etymology== The moon cranefly gets its [[common name]] from its [[scientific name]], ''Tipula luna''. When translated to English, 'luna' becomes 'moon'.
==Distribution== The moon cranefly is native to [[Europe]], where it is widespread throughout the whole continent.
==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite web |title=Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Diptera, Tipuloidea: Pediciidae, Limoniidae, Cylindrotomidae, Tipulidae) |url=https://ccw.naturalis.nl/ |publisher=Naturalis Biodiversity Center}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id118738/ BioLib]
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[[Category:Tipula|luna]] [[Category:Flies of Europe]] [[Category:Insects described in 1879]]