Austrolimnophila ochracea

Austrolimnophila ochracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Subfamily: Limnophilinae
Genus: Austrolimnophila
Subgenus: Austrolimnophila
Species: A. ochracea
Binomial name
Austrolimnophila ochracea
(Meigen, 1804)

Austrolimnophila ochracea is a cranefly in the family Limoniidae. It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe [1] [2][3] It is found in a wide range of habitats and micro habitats: in earth rich in humus, in swamps and marshes, in leaf litter and in wet spots in woods.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Stubbs, A. and Kramer, J, 2016 A Key to the subfamily Limnophilinae pdf
  3. R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Tipulidae). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 9 Part 2 i. pdf download manual Out of date but online at no cost


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