Acantholimnophila maorica
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Acantholimnophila
- Species: Acantholimnophila maorica
Visual Description
Acantholimnophila maorica is a crane fly characterized by a slender, elongated body typical of the family Limoniidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a light brown to tan coloration across the thorax and abdomen.[1] The wings are notably long and narrow, exhibiting a distinct iridescent sheen under light, with a clear venation pattern visible.[1] The legs are extremely long and thin, consistent with the general morphology of the genus.[1]
General Information
Acantholimnophila maorica (Alexander, 1922) is an accepted species within the family Limoniidae.[2] It was originally described as Limnophila maorica by Charles P. Alexander in 1922.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Acantholimnophila / maorica constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Acantholimnophila maorica (Alexander, 1922). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1512917. Accessed 2026-07-16.