Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Genus: Tipula
Species: T paludosa

The only European species with 14 antennal segments. This is the most common species of and considered a pest, with accounts of plagues of its lavae (leatherjackets) creating damage to newly planted cereal crops.