Asarkina ericetorum
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Asarkina
- Species: Asarkina ericetorum
Visual Description
Asarkina ericetorum is a hoverfly characterized by a slender, elongated abdomen that typically displays distinct, alternating bands of yellow and black or dark brown. The thorax is often metallic or dark in coloration. The wings are clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest. These morphological features are consistent with observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset.[1]
Ecology and Biology
Asarkina ericetorum is a member of the family Syrphidae, commonly known as hoverflies. Research into Afrotropical hoverflies has utilized DNA barcoding to assist in the identification and taxonomic classification of these insects, addressing challenges posed by limited historical revisions.[2]
As pollinators, Asarkina ericetorum has been documented visiting flowers of various plant families, including Commelinaceae and Fabaceae.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Asarkina / ericetorum constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Kurt Jordaens; Georg Goergen; Massimiliano Virgilio; Thierry Backeljau; Audrey Vokaer; Marc De Meyer. DNA Barcoding to Improve the Taxonomy of the Afrotropical Hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae). PLoS ONE. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140264.
- ↑ Asarkina ericetorum. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asarkina%20ericetorum. Accessed 2026-07-15.