Anthrax argentia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Anthrax
- Species: Anthrax argentia
Visual Description
Anthrax argentia exhibits the characteristic body form of the family Bombyliidae, often referred to as bee flies. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a robust, somewhat hairy thorax and abdomen, typical of the genus Anthrax.[1] The wings are prominent and often display characteristic dark patterning or infuscation, which is a common diagnostic feature within the genus.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Anthrax argentia was described by Yeates and Lambkin in 1998.[2] It is recognized as an accepted species within the tribe Anthracini.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / argentia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anthrax argentia Yeates & Lambkin, 1998. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1666966. Accessed 2026-07-14.