Aleucosia maculosa
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Aleucosia
- Species: Aleucosia maculosa
Visual Description
Aleucosia maculosa is a species of bee fly within the family Bombyliidae. Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit a characteristic bee-like appearance typical of the family.[1] Key visible traits include a robust, somewhat hairy body and wings that often display distinct patterning or venation. The coloration typically includes patterns of dark spots or markings on the wings, which is consistent with the specific epithet maculosa.[1]
General Information
Aleucosia maculosa was originally described by Edward Newman in 1841 under the basionym Neuria maculosa.[2] It is an accepted species name within the genus Aleucosia.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Aleucosia / maculosa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Aleucosia maculosa (Newman, 1841). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1665602. Accessed 2026-07-14.