Allopiophila luteata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Piophilidae
- Genus: Allopiophila
- Species: Allopiophila luteata
Visual Description
Allopiophila luteata is a small fly characteristic of the family Piophilidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a slender, dark-bodied insect with a shiny, often metallic or polished appearance.[1] The wings are typically clear and held flat over the abdomen when at rest. The head features prominent, relatively large compound eyes. The legs are generally dark, consistent with the overall coloration of the body.[1]
General Information
Allopiophila luteata was originally described by A.H. Haliday in 1833 as Piophila luteata.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Allopiophila.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Piophilidae / Allopiophila / luteata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Allopiophila luteata (Haliday, 1833). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1522402. Accessed 2026-07-16.