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香港生物多樣性博物館
HONG KONG BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
研究 • 教育 • 保存 Research • Education • Preservation
Distribution:
Distributed from the coldest areas, close to the Poles, to the tropical belts and equator, including the desert zones
Habitat:
Humid habitats
Diet:
Adults will feed on nectar. Larvae will feed on decaying materials, but sometimes also animal feces and rotting wood. Many feeds on different types and stages of fungi.
Number of species globally
3,600
Number of species in Hong Kong :
2,686
Morphology
(how to recognize them) :
-Thin, segmented antennae
-Mostly aquatic larvae
-The bodies and legs of most adult Nematocera are elongated, and many species have relatively long abdomens.
Diagram
Did you know ?
Males of many species form mating swarms competing for females that visit the cloud of males to find a mate.
Gallery
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