Anthrax larrea
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 larrea
Visual Description
Anthrax larrea is a species of bee fly within the family Bombyliidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic robust, hairy body form typical of many bombyliids.[1] The wings often display distinct patterning, a common trait in the genus Anthrax.
Biology and Classification
Anthrax larrea was described by Norman L. Marston in 1963 as part of his revision of the albofasciatus group of the genus Anthrax.[2] As a member of the family Bombyliidae, it belongs to the order Diptera (true flies).
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / larrea constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anthrax larrea Marston, 1963. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1667204. Accessed 2026-07-14.