Austrolimnophila ochracea
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 ochracea
Visual Description
Austrolimnophila ochracea is a species of crane fly. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult exhibits a slender body typical of the family Limoniidae.[1] The wings are characterized by a distinct pattern of dark spots or markings against a lighter, often yellowish or brownish background, which is a common feature in this genus. The legs are long and delicate, typical of crane flies, and the overall coloration of the body is generally ochre or yellowish-brown, consistent with its specific epithet.[1]
General Information
Austrolimnophila ochracea was originally described by the entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1804, under the name Limonia ochracea.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Austrolimnophila.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Limoniidae / Austrolimnophila / ochracea constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austrolimnophila ochracea (Meigen, 1804). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1518204. Accessed 2026-07-16.