Amenia sexpunctata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Calliphoridae
- Genus: Amenia
- Species: Amenia sexpunctata
Visual Description
Amenia sexpunctata is a species of blow fly characterized by a robust, metallic-colored body typical of the family Calliphoridae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies exhibit a distinct, shiny, and often iridescent appearance, with a metallic green or blue-green coloration on the thorax and abdomen.[1] The abdomen typically displays a pattern of dark spots or markings, which is consistent with the specific epithet sexpunctata (meaning "six-spotted"). The wings are generally clear or slightly smoky, and the eyes are prominent, occupying a large portion of the head.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Amenia sexpunctata was described by J.R. Malloch in 1933.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the genus Amenia.[3][2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Calliphoridae / Amenia / sexpunctata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Amenia sexpunctata Malloch, 1933. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1504424. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Amenia sexpunctata Malloch 1933 - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/9A5987F81627FFEBFA19F5DFFCC4FD68. Accessed 2026-07-14.