Anasimyia lunulatus
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 lunulatus
Visual Description
Anasimyia lunulatus is a hoverfly characterized by a distinct body form typical of the family Syrphidae. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a slender abdomen with patterned markings, often featuring pale, crescent-shaped or lunulate spots, which contribute to its specific epithet.[1] The thorax typically exhibits longitudinal stripes, and the wings are generally clear with characteristic venation patterns common to the genus.[1]
Distribution and Habitat
Anasimyia lunulatus (Meigen, 1822) has been documented in various regions, including studies of hoverfly diversity in Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.[2] The species is known to occupy specific wetland or marshy habitats, often associated with aquatic vegetation.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Anasimyia / lunulatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 V.A. Mutin; А. В. Баркалов. A Review of the Hoverflies (Diptera : Syrphidae) of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, with Descriptions of Two New Species. Species Diversity. 1997. https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.2.179.