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Arachnocampa
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Arachnocampa

Arachnocampa is a genus of five fungus gnat species which have a luminescent larval stage, akin to the larval stage of glowworm beetles. The species of Arachnocampa are endemic to New Zealand and Australia, dwelling in caves and grottos, or sheltered places in forests.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

New Zealand Glowworm

speciesArachnocampa luminosa

Southern Queensland Glow Worm

speciesArachnocampa flava

Otway Glowworm

speciesArachnocampa otwayensis

Arachnocampa richardsae

speciesArachnocampa richardsae

Tasmanian Glow Worm

speciesArachnocampa tasmaniensis

Northern Queensland Glow Worm

speciesArachnocampa tropica

Arachnocampa girraweenensis

speciesArachnocampa girraweenensis

Gippsland Glow Worm

speciesArachnocampa gippslandensis

Mount Buffalo Glow Worm

speciesArachnocampa buffaloensis

Campara

subgenusCampara

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 125923.