Antocha monticola
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 monticola
Visual Description
Antocha monticola exhibits the general body plan characteristic of crane flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a slender, elongated body with long, delicate legs typical of the family Limoniidae.[1] The wings are membranous and appear relatively long in proportion to the body, often held folded over the abdomen when at rest.[1]
Ecology
Antocha monticola is an aquatic macroinvertebrate found in headwater stream ecosystems.[2] It functions as a "collector" (gatherer), feeding on fine particulate organic matter (FPOM) present on the stream bottom.[2] Through this feeding behavior, the species aids in the decomposition of organic matter and supports essential biogeochemical cycles, contributing to the ecological integrity of its habitat.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Antocha / monticola constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Keerthi Sri Senarathna Atapaththu. Ecological Significance of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Headwater Streams. Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment. 2024. https://doi.org/10.31357/jtfe.v13i02.6840.