Amblyonychus trapezoidalis
Amblyonychus trapezoidalis (Bellardi, 1861) is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. It was originally described under the name Promachus trapezoidalis.[1] It is sometimes referred to by the common name "Green-eyed Lion Fly".[1]
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[2]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Amblyonychus
- Species: Amblyonychus trapezoidalis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Amblyonychus trapezoidalis exhibits the characteristic robust, elongated body form typical of many robber flies.[2] The species possesses prominent, large compound eyes that dominate the head structure. The thorax and abdomen are covered in fine, dense setae (hairs), and the legs are well-developed, reflecting their predatory nature.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Amblyonychus trapezoidalis (Bellardi, 1861). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1655283. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Amblyonychus / trapezoidalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.