Aphrophila
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Aphrophila
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Aphrophila exhibit a slender, elongated body typical of many crane flies.[1] They possess long, delicate legs and narrow, transparent wings with distinct venation patterns.[1] The coloration is generally muted, often featuring shades of brown or grey, which may provide camouflage in their natural habitats.[1]
Overview
Aphrophila is a genus of crane flies within the family Limoniidae.[2] It was formally described by Edwards in 1923.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Aphrophila constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aphrophila. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrophila. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Aphrophila Edwards, 1923. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1521530. Accessed 2026-07-16.