Antocha saxicola is a species of limoniid crane fly in the family Limoniidae, tribe Limoniini.[1][2][3][4] Larvae lack open spiracles and can only live in fast-flowing, well-oxygenated water.[5]

Antocha saxicola
Mating pair
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Limoniidae
Genus: Antocha
Species:
A. saxicola
Binomial name
Antocha saxicola
Osten Sacken

References

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  1. ^ "Antocha saxicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Antocha saxicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2018). "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ Marshall, S. A. (2017). Insects: their natural history and diversity with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America (Second ed.). Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books Ltd. p. 425. ISBN 9781770859623.