Adelidea maculata
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 maculata
Visual Description
Adelidea maculata is a species of bee fly (family Bombyliidae). Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a robust, somewhat hairy body characteristic of many bombyliids.[1] The wings exhibit distinct patterning, with dark, mottled or spotted markings distributed across the wing membrane, which is consistent with the specific epithet maculata.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Adelidea maculata has been documented visiting flowers, acting as a pollinator. Recorded plant interactions include visits to Drosanthemum hispidum (Aizoaceae) and species within the genus Gazania (Asteraceae).[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Adelidea / maculata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Adelidea maculata. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Adelidea%20maculata. Accessed 2026-07-14.