Anthomyia amoena
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Anthomyiidae
- Genus: Anthomyia
- Species: Anthomyia amoena
Visual Description
Anthomyia amoena is a fly characterized by a distinct, high-contrast pattern on its thorax and abdomen. Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the thorax typically features bold, dark, longitudinal or transverse markings against a lighter, often greyish or whitish background.[1] The abdomen also exhibits dark, well-defined spots or bands, which are characteristic of many species within the genus Anthomyia. The wings are generally clear and membranous, typical of the order Diptera.[1]
General Information
Anthomyia amoena was originally described by Macquart in 1851 under the basionym Spilogaster amoenus.[2] It is an accepted species within the family Anthomyiidae, a group of flies commonly known as root-maggot flies or flower flies, though the latter name is more frequently associated with the family Syrphidae.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Anthomyiidae / Anthomyia / amoena constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anthomyia amoena (Macquart, 1851). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1573488. Accessed 2026-07-14.