Anoxynops aldrichi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Anoxynops
- Species: Anoxynops aldrichi
Visual Description
Anoxynops aldrichi is a fly characterized by a robust, dark-colored body typical of many tachinids. Observations of museum specimens reveal a prominent, bristly appearance, with numerous long, dark setae covering the thorax and abdomen. The head features large, compound eyes and a distinct set of orbital bristles. The wings are generally clear to slightly smoky, with venation characteristic of the family. The overall body coloration is predominantly black or dark brown, with a matte texture on the thorax.[1]
Classification and Nomenclature
Anoxynops aldrichi was described by the entomologist Charles Howard Curran in 1926. It is an accepted species within the family Tachinidae.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Anoxynops / aldrichi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anoxynops aldrichi (Curran, 1926). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1475035. Accessed 2026-07-17.