Arctopelopia griseipennis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Chironomidae
- Genus: Arctopelopia
- Species: Arctopelopia griseipennis
Overview
Arctopelopia griseipennis (Wulp, 1858) is a species of non-biting midge belonging to the family Chironomidae.[2] It is classified within the subfamily Tanypodinae, a group known for being omnivorous predators.[3]
Ecology and Population Dynamics
Research conducted on the midge community of Lake Mývatn, Iceland, has identified A. griseipennis as a frequently occurring species.[3] Long-term trapping data suggests that the species is not strictly univoltine, as evidenced by its presence in early summer catches.[3] Interactions recorded for this species include feeding on algae and other plant material.[4]
Visual Description
While specific morphological traits could not be resolved from the available dataset images, the species is recognized as a member of the Chironomidae family, which typically exhibit slender bodies and delicate, wing-bearing structures characteristic of non-biting midges.[1]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Chironomidae / Arctopelopia / griseipennis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Arctopelopia griseipennis (Wulp, 1858). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1453071. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- 1 2 3 Árni Einarsson; Elísabet Ragna Hannesdóttir; Gísli Már Gíslason; Kristbjörg Halldórsdóttir; Thóra Hrafnsdóttir; Jón S. Ólafsson; Anthony R. Ives. The population dynamics of chironomid midges in Lake Mývatn, Iceland. Aquatic Ecology. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-026-10294-2.
- ↑ Arctopelopia griseipennis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Arctopelopia%20griseipennis. Accessed 2026-07-14.