Atherigona hennigi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Muscidae
- Genus: Atherigona
- Species: Atherigona hennigi
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens, Atherigona hennigi exhibits the characteristic morphology of the genus Atherigona. The specimens display a typical muscid body plan with a robust thorax and abdomen. Key visible traits include a pair of prominent, compound eyes and a set of wings that are clear and membranous. The body coloration is generally consistent with other members of the family, often featuring a mix of dark and lighter sclerotized regions.[1]
General Information
Atherigona hennigi is a species of fly in the family Muscidae. It was formally described by the dipterist Adrian C. Pont in 1986.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Muscidae / Atherigona / hennigi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atherigona hennigi Pont, 1986. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1530596. Accessed 2026-07-16.