Biology:Moegistorhynchus longirostris
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Short description: Species of fly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Nemestrinidae |
| Genus: | Moegistorhynchus |
| Species: | M. longirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Moegistorhynchus longirostris (Wiedemann, 1819)
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Moegistorhynchus longirostris is a keystone species of fly that lives on the west coast of South Africa .[1]
Anatomy
M. longirostris has a very long proboscis that is believed to be the product of an evolutionary arms race between pollinating insects and long-tubed flowers.[1]
Ecology
The species pollinates, partly or exclusively, at least 20 species of Iridaceae (such as Lapeirousia anceps),[2] Geraniaceae, and Orchidaceae.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. https://bioone.org/journals/african-invertebrates/volume-51/issue-2/afin.051.0208/The-South-African-Keystone-Pollinator-Moegistorhynchus-longirostris-Wiedemann-1819-Diptera/10.5733/afin.051.0208.full.
- ↑ "Lapeirousia anceps". http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/iridaceae/lapeirousia_anceps.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q14699050 entry
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