Asteia montgomeryi
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 montgomeryi
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Asteia montgomeryi is a small fly characteristic of the family Asteiidae.[1] Specimens exhibit a slender body form typical of the genus. The wings are relatively long and clear, extending beyond the tip of the abdomen. The thorax and abdomen show a brownish coloration, with the head featuring prominent, relatively large compound eyes.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asteia montgomeryi has been documented interacting with Erythrina sandwicensis (Wiliwili), a tree species native to Hawaii.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asteiidae / Asteia / montgomeryi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asteia montgomeryi. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asteia%20montgomeryi. Accessed 2026-07-14.