Anasimyia interpunctus
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 interpunctus
Visual Description
Anasimyia interpunctus is a hoverfly characterized by a distinct, elongated, and somewhat flattened abdomen, which is typical of the genus. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a body pattern featuring dark, longitudinal markings on the abdomen, often with a series of pale or yellowish spots or bands that contrast with the darker background.[1] The thorax is generally dark, sometimes with lighter, longitudinal stripes. The wings are clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest.
Ecology and Interactions
Anasimyia interpunctus is known to be preyed upon by various bird species, including the Eurasian magpie (Pica pica), the common raven (Corvus corax), and the hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes).[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Anasimyia / interpunctus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anasimyia interpunctus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Anasimyia%20interpunctus. Accessed 2026-07-15.