Antocha australiensis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Antocha
- Species: Antocha australiensis
Visual Description
Antocha australiensis is a species of crane fly. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic slender body and long, delicate legs typical of the family Limoniidae.[1] The wings are generally clear or slightly translucent, with a venation pattern that is diagnostic for the genus Antocha. The thorax is robust, and the overall coloration is typically muted, often in shades of brown or grey, which may serve as camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Antocha australiensis was described by Charles P. Alexander in 1922, based on specimens from the South Australian Museum.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Antocha.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Antocha / australiensis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Antocha australiensis (Alexander, 1922). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1513908. Accessed 2026-07-16.