Anthomyia benguellae
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 benguellae
Visual Description
Anthomyia benguellae exhibits the characteristic body form of the family Anthomyiidae, typically appearing as a small to medium-sized, robust fly. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies often display distinct, dark, patterned markings on the thorax and abdomen, which are common within the genus Anthomyia.[1] The wings are typically clear or slightly smoky, and the eyes are often large and prominent, occupying a significant portion of the head.[1]
Classification and History
Anthomyia benguellae was described by the entomologist J. R. Malloch in 1924.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Anthomyia, which belongs to the family Anthomyiidae.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Anthomyiidae / Anthomyia / benguellae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anthomyia benguellae Malloch, 1924. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1573476. Accessed 2026-07-14.