Artemita aurata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Stratiomyidae
- Genus: Artemita
- Species: Artemita aurata
Visual Description
Artemita aurata is a soldier fly characterized by its distinct metallic coloration. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits a robust body form typical of the family Stratiomyidae.[1] The specimens display a prominent, shiny, golden-hued abdomen and thorax, which contributes to the species' name. The wings are often clear or slightly tinted, and the antennae are relatively short, consistent with general morphology in the genus Artemita.[1]
Taxonomy and Classification
Artemita aurata was originally described by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1846 as Acanthina aurata.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Artemita.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Stratiomyidae / Artemita / aurata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Artemita aurata (Macquart, 1846). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1577806. Accessed 2026-07-16.