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New Zealand dobsonfly
Archichauliodes diversus
Archichauliodes diversus is an insect in the subfamily Chauliodinae - the fishflies, though it is often referred to as "The New Zealand Dobsonfly", despite not being a true dobsonfly. In its larval form It is commonly known by the name toe-biter, and its Maori name is puene. The species is native to New Zealand. Although there are many other species of fishfly in other parts of the world, Archichauliodes diversus is the only species of fishfly...
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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 47854.