Leptotarsus huttoni is a species of crane fly in the family Tipulidae. First described as Macromastix huttoni by Frederick Wallace Edwards in 1923, the species is endemic to New Zealand, living near rotting wood on both the North Island and the South Island.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Leptotarsus huttoni being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tipulidae
- Genus
- Leptotarsus
- Species
- Leptotarsus huttoni
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