Asteia amoena
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asteiidae
- Genus: Asteia
- Species: Asteia amoena
Visual Description
Asteia amoena is a small fly characterized by a slender body form typical of the family Asteiidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a distinct coloration pattern, often featuring a yellowish or pale ground color on the thorax and abdomen, contrasted by darker, brownish markings on the scutum and abdominal tergites. The wings are generally clear and relatively large in proportion to the body size.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
Asteia amoena is a species of fly within the family Asteiidae. Members of this family are generally found in open or wooded grassy areas, such as marshes and forests. The larvae of Asteiidae are known to be saprophagous, typically associated with fungi and rotting wood.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asteiidae / Asteia / amoena constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Masahiro Sueyoshi. A taxonomic review of Japanese Asteia (Diptera: Acalyptrata: Asteiidae). European Journal of Entomology. 2003. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2003.090.