Aphoebantus conurus
Aphoebantus conurus is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. It was described by the entomologist C.R. Osten Sacken in 1887.[1]
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[2]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Aphoebantus
- Species: Aphoebantus conurus
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Aphoebantus conurus exhibits the characteristic body form of a bee fly.[2] The body is typically covered in dense, hair-like setae, which is common among members of the family Bombyliidae. The wings are generally clear or have subtle patterning, and the overall body coloration often includes shades of brown, grey, or black, providing a degree of camouflage. The head features large, prominent compound eyes.[2]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Aphoebantus conurus Osten Sacken, 1887. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1667860. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Aphoebantus / conurus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.