Anthrax seriepunctatus
Anthrax seriepunctatus is a species of fly in the family Bombyliidae, commonly known as bee flies. It was originally described by the entomologist Carl Robert Osten-Sacken in 1886 as Argyramoeba seriepunctatus [3].
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 seriepunctatus
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, Anthrax seriepunctatus exhibits the characteristic body form of the genus Anthrax [1]. The specimens display a robust, somewhat flattened body covered in dense, hair-like setae. The wings are typically patterned with dark, mottled, or spotted markings, which is a common feature among species in this genus. The coloration of the body and wing patterns provides camouflage, often blending with the substrate in their natural habitats [1].
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References
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / seriepunctatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.