Amphicosmus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Amphicosmus
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Amphicosmus exhibit characteristic features of the family Bombyliidae.[1] They typically possess a robust, somewhat hairy body, which is a common trait among bee flies. The wings are often clear or have distinct patterns, and the body coloration frequently includes shades of brown, black, or yellow, providing a degree of mimicry.[1]
History and Classification
The genus Amphicosmus was described by the entomologist Daniel William Coquillett in 1891.[2] It is a recognized genus within the family Bombyliidae.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Amphicosmus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Amphicosmus Coquillett 1891 - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/565A878B9334621DFF32FB0BFE43FAA4. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Amphicosmus Coquillett, 1891. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1669410. Accessed 2026-07-14.