Anthrax diffusus
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 diffusus
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Anthrax diffusus exhibits the characteristic morphology of the family Bombyliidae, commonly known as bee flies.[1] The specimens display a robust, somewhat hairy body structure typical of the genus Anthrax. The wings show distinct, dark, mottled or diffuse patterning, which is a notable feature of this species. The overall body coloration is generally dark, consistent with other members of the genus.[1]
General Information
Anthrax diffusus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It was formally described by the entomologist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1824.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / diffusus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anthrax diffusus Wiedemann, 1824. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1667006. Accessed 2026-07-14.