Acreophthiria americana
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Acreophthiria
- Species: Acreophthiria americana
Visual Description
Acreophthiria americana exhibits the characteristic body form of many bee flies (family Bombyliidae), with a robust, somewhat fuzzy appearance. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a dense covering of setae (hairs) across the thorax and abdomen, which contributes to their bee-like silhouette.[1] The wings are typically clear or lightly patterned and are held in a characteristic position when at rest. The head features prominent, large compound eyes that dominate the dorsal surface.[1]
General Information
Acreophthiria americana (Coquillett, 1895) is a recognized species within the family Bombyliidae.[2] It was originally described by D.W. Coquillett in 1895 under the name Acreotrichus americanus.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Acreophthiria / americana constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Acreophthiria americana (Coquillett, 1895). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1666674. Accessed 2026-07-14.