Austrolimnophila interventa
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Limoniidae
- Genus: Austrolimnophila
- Species: Austrolimnophila interventa
Visual Description
Austrolimnophila interventa exhibits the characteristic slender, elongated body form typical of crane flies in the family Limoniidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these insects possess long, delicate legs and narrow, membranous wings that often display distinct venation patterns.[1] The coloration is generally muted, often featuring shades of brown or yellowish-brown, which may provide camouflage in their natural habitats.
Taxonomy and History
Austrolimnophila interventa was originally described by F.A.A. Skuse in 1890 as Limnophila interventa.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Austrolimnophila.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Austrolimnophila / interventa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austrolimnophila interventa (Skuse, 1890). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1518202. Accessed 2026-07-16.