Argyra minuta
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Argyra
- Species: Argyra minuta
Visual Description
Argyra minuta is a small fly belonging to the family Dolichopodidae, commonly known as long-legged flies. Based on observations of museum specimens and field photographs, individuals exhibit the characteristic metallic or silvery-reflective body coloration often found in the genus Argyra. The body is slender, and the legs are notably long and thin, consistent with the family's morphology. The wings are typically clear or slightly smoky, with venation patterns characteristic of the Dolichopodidae.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Argyra minuta has been documented visiting plants in the genus Lonicera (honeysuckle).[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Argyra / minuta constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Argyra minuta. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Argyra%20minuta. Accessed 2026-07-14.