Aphoebantus chilensis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Aphoebantus
- Species: Aphoebantus chilensis
Visual Description
Aphoebantus chilensis is a species of bee fly within the family Bombyliidae. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a robust, hairy body typical of many bombyliids.[1] The body exhibits a dense covering of setae, which often appear brownish or yellowish in coloration. The wings are generally clear or slightly infuscated, and the venation is characteristic of the genus Aphoebantus.[1]
Distribution and Classification
Aphoebantus chilensis was described by J.C. Hall in 1976.[2] The species is documented in the scientific literature as part of the Bombyliidae fauna of Chile.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Aphoebantus / chilensis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Aphoebantus chilensis Hall, 1976. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1667926. Accessed 2026-07-14.