This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
Anthrax varicolor is a species of bee fly (family Bombyliidae). Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a robust, somewhat hairy body typical of the genus.[1] Key visual traits include wings that often exhibit distinct, dark, mottled or patterned pigmentation, and a body covered in dense, often brownish or yellowish setae.[1]