Anthrax sticticus
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 sticticus
Visual Description
Anthrax sticticus is a species of bee fly within the family Bombyliidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic robust, somewhat hairy body form typical of the genus Anthrax.[1] The wings often display distinct, dark, mottled or spotted patterns, which are diagnostic features for many species in this group.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Anthrax sticticus was described by the entomologist J.C.H. Klug in 1832.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species name in global taxonomic databases.[3],[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / sticticus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anthrax sticticus Klug, 1832. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1666736. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Anthrax sticticus Klug 1832 - Plazi TreatmentBank. Plazi TreatmentBank. http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/xhtml/038787BDEF44FFE6FEF9F990057F0E9F. Accessed 2026-07-14.