Aphrophila neozelandica
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Aphrophila
- Species: Aphrophila neozelandica
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Aphrophila neozelandica exhibits characteristic crane fly morphology.[1] The wings are membranous and translucent, featuring a distinct pattern of dark, sclerotized veins. The wing venation includes a complex network of longitudinal and cross-veins typical of the family Limoniidae. The wing margins are fringed with fine, short hairs. The body structure is slender, consistent with the general habitus of crane flies.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aphrophila neozelandica has been documented in biotic interactions with various algae, including Ulothrix, Aulacoseira granulata, and Pinnularia borealis.[2]
History
The species was originally described by F.W. Edwards in 1923 as Gnophomyia neozelandica in his preliminary revision of the crane-flies of New Zealand.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Aphrophila / neozelandica constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aphrophila neozelandica. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aphrophila%20neozelandica. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Aphrophila neozelandica (Edwards, 1923). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1521548. Accessed 2026-07-16.