Apiocera ammophila
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Apioceridae
- Genus: Apiocera
- Species: Apiocera ammophila
Visual Description
Based on observations of preserved specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Apiocera ammophila exhibits the characteristic elongated, slender body form typical of the family Apioceridae.[1] The specimens display a distinct, robust head with prominent eyes and a well-developed proboscis. The thorax is densely covered with fine, hair-like setae, and the abdomen is notably elongated, tapering towards the posterior end. The wings are clear and membranous, with a venation pattern consistent with the genus Apiocera.[1]
General Information
Apiocera ammophila is a species of fly in the family Apioceridae, described by M. A. Cazier in 1982.[2] The species was formally recognized in Cazier's revision of North American flies belonging to the genus Apiocera.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Apioceridae / Apiocera / ammophila constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Apiocera ammophila Cazier, 1982. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1611609. Accessed 2026-07-14.