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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Limoniidae |
| Genus: | Antocha |
| Species: | A. saxicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Antocha saxicola Osten Sacken
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References
edit- ^ "Antocha saxicola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Antocha saxicola". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Antocha saxicola species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2018). "Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ 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.