Amphibolia ignorata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Amphibolia
- Species: Amphibolia ignorata
Visual Description
Amphibolia ignorata is a species of bristle fly within the family Tachinidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic robust, bristly appearance typical of many tachinids.[1] The body is covered in prominent, dark, stiff setae (bristles), particularly on the abdomen and thorax. The thorax often displays longitudinal striping or patterns, and the overall coloration includes shades of brown, grey, and black, providing a degree of camouflage. The eyes are large and prominent, typical of the order Diptera.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Amphibolia ignorata was described by S.J. Paramonov in 1950.[2] As a member of the family Tachinidae, it belongs to a hyperdiverse group of flies estimated to contain approximately 8,600 valid species, though this is considered an underestimate of true global diversity.[3] Tachinids are primarily endoparasitoids, developing within arthropod hosts, most commonly phytophagous insects from the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hemiptera.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Amphibolia / ignorata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Amphibolia ignorata Paramonov, 1950. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5059508. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- 1 2 Lumbers, James. Molecular phylogenetics of the bristle fly tribe Rutiliini, (Diptera: Tachinidae). ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 2024. https://doi.org/10.25911/16vq-x861.