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Moegistorhynchus longirostris information


Moegistorhynchus longirostris
A photo of a pinned Moegistorhynchus longirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Nemestrinidae
Genus: Moegistorhynchus
Species:
M. longirostris
Binomial name
Moegistorhynchus longirostris
(Wiedemann, 1819)
Map of South Africa, with shading indicating the species occurs in the western part of the country near the Pacific ocean

Moegistorhynchus longirostris is a keystone species of fly that lives on the west coast of South Africa.[1]

  1. ^ Barraclough, David; Slotow, Rob (November 2010). "The South African Keystone Pollinator Moegistorhynchus longirostris (Wiedemann, 1819) (Diptera: Nemestrinidae): Notes on Biology, Biogeography and Proboscis Length Variation". African Invertebrates. 51 (2): 397–403. doi:10.5733/afin.051.0208. ISSN 1681-5556. S2CID 86127943.

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