Amblyonychus trapezoidalis
Amblyonychus trapezoidalis (Bellardi, 1861) is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. It was originally described under the name Promachus trapezoidalis.[1] It is sometimes referred to by the common name "Green-eyed Lion Fly".[1]
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[2]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Amblyonychus
- Species: Amblyonychus trapezoidalis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Amblyonychus trapezoidalis exhibits the characteristic robust, elongated body form typical of many robber flies. The species possesses prominent, large compound eyes that dominate the head structure. The thorax and abdomen are covered in fine, dense setae (hairs), and the legs are well-developed, reflecting their predatory nature.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Amblyonychus trapezoidalis (Bellardi, 1861). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1655283. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Amblyonychus / trapezoidalis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.