Andrenosoma chalybeum
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Andrenosoma
- Species: Andrenosoma chalybeum
Visual Description
Andrenosoma chalybeum is a species of robber fly characterized by a robust, dark-colored body. Observations from available imagery indicate a metallic or dark, shiny appearance to the thorax and abdomen. The wings are typically dark or smoky in coloration. The legs are stout and equipped with bristles, which is a common trait among members of the family Asilidae.[1]
General Information
Andrenosoma chalybeum was described by the entomologist Samuel Wendell Williston in 1885.[2] As a member of the family Asilidae (robber flies), it shares the predatory habits typical of this group, where adults are known to hunt other insects.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Andrenosoma / chalybeum constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Andrenosoma chalybeum Williston, 1885. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1657763. Accessed 2026-07-14.