Anthomyia procellaris
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 procellaris
Visual Description
Anthomyia procellaris is a small fly characterized by a distinct black and white or greyish-white patterned thorax and abdomen. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the thorax typically exhibits dark, longitudinal stripes or patches against a lighter, often greyish background. The abdomen also displays a series of dark, transverse bands or spots, which are characteristic of the genus Anthomyia. The wings are generally clear, and the body is covered with fine, scattered setae.[1]
Ecology and Behavior
Anthomyia procellaris is a saprophagous dipteran species.[2] It is known to be associated with various types of decaying organic matter, including carrion, bird nests, birch polypore fungi, and the silken nests of caterpillars in the genus Malacosoma.[2]
In a study conducted in Cantabria, Spain, the species was observed in association with the lepidopteran Nothris verbascella (Gelechiidae) and its host plant Verbascum pulverulentum. The larvae of A. procellaris are believed to develop saprophagously on the detritus and feces produced by N. verbascella larvae.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Anthomyiidae / Anthomyia / procellaris constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 F. Ruiz; Daniel Oliver García; José Fernández-Triana; José Vicente Falcó Garí. Nothris verbascella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) y su asociación con el parasitoide Orgilus sp. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) y el saprófago Anthomyia procellaris Rondani, 1866 (Diptera, Anthomyiidae) en Cantabria (España). Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología/Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología/Suplementos del Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología. 2025. https://doi.org/10.70186/baeegkjq8200.