Agathomyia sexmaculata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Platypezidae
- Genus: Agathomyia
- Species: Agathomyia sexmaculata
Visual Description
Agathomyia sexmaculata is a small fly belonging to the family Platypezidae, commonly known as flat-footed flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a compact, robust body form typical of the family.[1] The thorax and abdomen exhibit distinct coloration, with the abdomen often showing characteristic dark markings or bands against a lighter background.[1] The wings are generally clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Agathomyia sexmaculata was originally described by von Roser in 1840 under the basionym Callomyia sexmaculata.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Agathomyia.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Platypezidae / Agathomyia / sexmaculata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Agathomyia sexmaculata (Roser, 1840). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5055155. Accessed 2026-07-16.