Anastoechus varipecten
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 varipecten
Visual Description
Anastoechus varipecten exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Bombyliidae, commonly known as bee flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a robust, densely pilose (hairy) body, which is typical for the genus Anastoechus.[1] The vestiture is often pale or yellowish, providing a bee-like appearance. The wings are typically clear or have subtle patterning, and the proboscis is often elongated, adapted for feeding on nectar from flowers.[1]
Distribution and Taxonomy
Anastoechus varipecten was described by the entomologist Mario Bezzi in 1921.[2] The species is recognized as an accepted name within the genus Anastoechus.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anastoechus / varipecten constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anastoechus varipecten Bezzi, 1921. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1665763. Accessed 2026-07-14.