Aphoebantus mus
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 mus
Visual Description
Aphoebantus mus is a species of bee fly within the family Bombyliidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit a characteristic bee fly morphology, typically featuring a robust, somewhat hairy body.[1] The wings are often held in a characteristic position, and the body coloration includes patterns of dark and lighter hairs, which are typical for many members of the genus.[1]
History and Classification
Aphoebantus mus was originally described by C.R. Osten Sacken in 1877 under the name Triodites mus.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Aphoebantus.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Aphoebantus / mus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Aphoebantus mus (Osten Sacken, 1877). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1667878. Accessed 2026-07-14.