Anasimyia bilinearis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Anasimyia
- Species: Anasimyia bilinearis
Visual Description
Anasimyia bilinearis, commonly known as the two-lined swamp fly, is a species of hoverfly. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits characteristic features of the family Syrphidae, including a distinct, often yellow and black, patterned abdomen.[1] The thorax typically features longitudinal stripes, which contribute to its common name. The wings are generally clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest.[1]
General Information
Anasimyia bilinearis was described by Samuel Wendell Williston in 1887, originally under the name Helophilus bilinearis.[2] It is a member of the tribe Eristalini within the family Syrphidae.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Anasimyia / bilinearis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anasimyia bilinearis (Williston, 1887). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/10153726. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Anasimyia bilinearis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anasimyia_bilinearis. Accessed 2026-07-15.