Anthomyia silvestris
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 silvestris
Visual Description
Anthomyia silvestris is a small fly characterized by a distinct black and white or greyish-white patterned thorax and abdomen, typical of the genus Anthomyia. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust, bristly body structure common to many anthomyiids. The thorax often displays dark, longitudinal markings or patches against a lighter, pollinose background. The abdomen is similarly marked with dark, transverse bands or spots on a lighter ground color. The wings are clear and held in a typical dipteran resting position.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Anthomyia silvestris was described by the entomologist D.H. Colless in 1982 as part of his work on Australian Anthomyiidae.[2] It is an accepted species within the genus Anthomyia.[2] Genetic data for this species is available through public databases such as NCBI.[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Anthomyiidae / Anthomyia / silvestris constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anthomyia silvestris Colless, 1982. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1573402. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Anthomyia silvestris. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid2680123[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-14.