Bug FAQAmphineurus hudsoni
Amphineurus hudsoni · Order: Diptera · Family: Limoniidae
The adult is about 5 mm long with wings around 7 mm. It lives only in New Zealand, both on the main islands and the Chatham Islands. Its larvae feed on decaying leaves of the native nīkau palm.
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How to recognize it
The head is dark grey with some black hair; the proboscis and palpi are black, and the antennae are ochreous at the base then dark brown. The abdomen resembles that of A. bicinctus, but the male has only two pairs of well-developed claspers and two large black pointed lobes on the ninth tergite.
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Size
Body length is about 5 mm and wing length about 7 mm.
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Where it lives
It is endemic to New Zealand, occurring on both the mainland and the Chatham Islands.
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What it eats
Larvae feed on decaying leaves of the nīkau palm tree.
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Where it comes from
Amphineurus hudsoni is native to New Zealand.
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Lookalikes
It looks like A. bicinctus but can be told apart by the reduced middle claspers and the shape of the ninth tergite.
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Questions people ask
What does Amphineurus hudsoni look like?
The head is dark grey with black hair, the proboscis and palpi are black, and the antennae are ochreous at the base then dark brown; the abdomen is similar to A. bicinctus but the male has only two pairs of prominent claspers and two large black pointed lobes on the ninth tergite.
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Where is this crane fly found?
It is endemic to New Zealand, occurring on the mainland and the Chatham Islands.
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What do the larvae eat?
The larvae feed on decaying leaves of the native nīkau palm.
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How big is Amphineurus hudsoni?
Adults are about 5 mm long with wings roughly 7 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Limoniidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphineurus_hudsoni
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