Anypodetus fasciatus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Anypodetus
- Species: Anypodetus fasciatus
Visual Description
Anypodetus fasciatus is a species of robber fly (family Asilidae). Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust, hairy body typical of many asilids. The abdomen is characterized by distinct, alternating dark and light transverse bands, which give the species its specific epithet fasciatus. The head features large, prominent compound eyes and a well-developed mystax (a cluster of bristles on the face). The legs are relatively stout and equipped with bristles, aiding in their predatory lifestyle.[1]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Anypodetus / fasciatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.