Anthrax virgo
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 virgo
Visual Description
Anthrax virgo is a species of bee fly characterized by its distinct appearance. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a dark, robust body covered in fine, hair-like structures.[1] The wings are typically clear with visible venation and often exhibit dark, patterned markings or spots, which are characteristic of many species within the genus Anthrax.[1]
General Information
Anthrax virgo was described by the entomologist Johann Egger in 1859.[2] It is an accepted species within the family Bombyliidae, commonly known as bee flies.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Anthrax / virgo constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Anthrax virgo Egger, 1859. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1667075. Accessed 2026-07-14.