Anthrax plurinotus
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 plurinotus
Visual Description
Anthrax plurinotus is a species of bee fly within the family Bombyliidae. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal characteristic features of the genus Anthrax, including a robust, somewhat hairy body typical of many bombyliids.[1] The wings often exhibit distinct patterning, a common trait in this genus, which aids in identification.
Ecology
Anthrax plurinotus has been documented visiting flowers, indicating its role as a pollinator. Interactions have been recorded with plant species such as Triptilion capillatum and Convolvulus arvensis.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / plurinotus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anthrax plurinotus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Anthrax%20plurinotus. Accessed 2026-07-14.