Actina viridis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Stratiomyidae
- Genus: Actina
- Species: Actina viridis
Visual Description
Actina viridis is a soldier fly characterized by a metallic, often greenish or bronze-colored body.[1] Observations of specimens show a slender, elongated abdomen and a distinctively shaped thorax, which often exhibits a metallic sheen.[1] The wings are typically clear or slightly smoky, with characteristic venation patterns typical of the family Stratiomyidae.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Actina viridis was described by the American entomologist Thomas Say in 1824.[2] It is a recognized species within the family Stratiomyidae.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Stratiomyidae / Actina / viridis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Actina viridis (Say, 1824). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5078037. Accessed 2026-07-16.