Amiota basdeni
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Drosophilidae
- Genus: Amiota
- Species: Amiota basdeni
Visual Description
Amiota basdeni is a small fly characteristic of the family Drosophilidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the typical body plan of drosophilids, with a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen. The wings are generally clear and membranous, and the compound eyes are prominent.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Amiota basdeni is known to be preyed upon by various arachnids and other insects. Documented predators include the spiders Argiope bruennichi and Mangora acalypha, as well as the damselfly Ischnura elegans.[2]
History and Classification
The species was described by E.C.M. d'Assis-Fonseca in 1965.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Drosophilidae / Amiota / basdeni constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Amiota basdeni. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Amiota%20basdeni. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Amiota basdeni Assis-Fonseca, 1965. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1556625. Accessed 2026-07-15.