Amphineurus insulsus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Amphineurus
- Species: Amphineurus insulsus
Visual Description
Amphineurus insulsus is a small, delicate fly characteristic of the family Limoniidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits a slender, elongated body typical of many crane flies.[1] The wings are often held in a characteristic position, and the legs are long and fragile. The body coloration is generally muted, often featuring shades of brown or grey, which may provide camouflage in its natural habitat.[1]
History and Classification
Amphineurus insulsus was originally described by F.W. Hutton in 1902 as Rhypholophus insulsus.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Amphineurus.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Amphineurus / insulsus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Amphineurus insulsus (Hutton, 1902). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1518367. Accessed 2026-07-16.