Anastoechus andalusiacus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Anastoechus
- Species: Anastoechus andalusiacus
Visual Description
Anastoechus andalusiacus exhibits the characteristic bee-like appearance common to many members of the family Bombyliidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies are densely covered in fine, hair-like setae, giving them a fuzzy or "bee-fly" appearance.[1] The body coloration is typically muted, often featuring shades of brown, tan, or grey, which may provide camouflage while resting on sandy or arid substrates.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Anastoechus andalusiacus was described by the entomologist S.J. Paramonov in 1930.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Anastoechus.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anastoechus / andalusiacus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anastoechus andalusiacus Paramonov, 1930. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1665788. Accessed 2026-07-14.