Amblypsilopus triscuticatus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Amblypsilopus
- Species: Amblypsilopus triscuticatus
Visual Description
Amblypsilopus triscuticatus is a slender, long-legged fly characteristic of the family Dolichopodidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies typically exhibit a metallic, often greenish or bronze-colored body with a distinct, elongated abdomen.[1] The wings are generally clear and held in a characteristic position, often slightly spread when at rest. The legs are notably long and thin, which is a common trait among members of this genus.[1]
Taxonomic History
The species was originally described by G.H. Hardy in 1930 as Sciapus triscuticatus.[2] It is currently accepted under the genus Amblypsilopus.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Amblypsilopus / triscuticatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Amblypsilopus triscuticatus (Hardy, 1930). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1606665. Accessed 2026-07-15.