Crane fly/Daddy long legs
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Photo by Steve Reekie
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Size range
- Medium sized insects with long legs. Body length 10–15 mm
Distribution
- New Zealand species
Life History
- Adults feed on nectar
- Larvae live in rotting plants and soil
- Can not bite humans