Adelidea immaculata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Adelidea
- Species: Adelidea immaculata
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Adelidea immaculata exhibits characteristic features of the family Bombyliidae.[1] The specimens display a robust, somewhat hairy body typical of bee flies. The wings are generally clear or lack prominent markings, consistent with the specific epithet immaculata. The body coloration includes shades of brown and tan, providing a degree of camouflage.[1]
History and Classification
Adelidea immaculata was described by the entomologist Mario Bezzi in 1922.[2] The original description was published in the journal Broteria (Zoological series).[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Adelidea / immaculata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Adelidea immaculata Bezzi, 1922. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1666661. Accessed 2026-07-14.