Amphitropesa
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Amphitropesa
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Amphitropesa exhibit typical tachinid fly morphology.[1] They possess a robust body structure with prominent, bristly setae characteristic of the family. The head features large, well-developed compound eyes. The thorax and abdomen often display distinct patterns of coloration, typically including dark, metallic, or patterned integument. The wings are generally clear or slightly smoky, with characteristic venation patterns typical of the order Diptera.[1]
General Information
Amphitropesa is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.[2] It was described by the entomologist Charles Henry Tyler Townsend in 1932.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Amphitropesa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Amphitropesa Townsend, 1932. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1473537. Accessed 2026-07-17.