Anorostoma maculatum
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Heleomyzidae
- Genus: Anorostoma
- Species: Anorostoma maculatum
Visual Description
Anorostoma maculatum is a fly characterized by its distinct appearance. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits a patterned body, as suggested by its specific epithet maculatum.[1] The wings typically show visible dark spots or markings, and the body possesses a robust, typical heleomyzid form with visible bristles on the thorax and legs.[1]
Classification and History
Anorostoma maculatum was described by Darlington in 1908.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Anorostoma in the family Heleomyzidae.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Heleomyzidae / Anorostoma / maculatum constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anorostoma maculatum Darlington, 1908. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1562599. Accessed 2026-07-15.