Moegistorhynchus longirostris
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| Moegistorhynchus longirostris | |
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| A photo of a pinned Moegistorhynchus longirostris | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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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| 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]
Anatomy
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The species pollinates, partly or exclusively, at least 20 species of Iridaceae (such as Lapeirousia anceps),[2] Geraniaceae, and Orchidaceae.[1]
References
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