Athyroglossa glaphyropus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ephydridae
- Genus: Athyroglossa
- Species: Athyroglossa glaphyropus
Visual Description
Athyroglossa glaphyropus is a small fly, consistent with the general morphology of the family Ephydridae. Observations from specimen imagery reveal a dark, robust body, typically black or dark brown in coloration. The head is characterized by relatively large, prominent compound eyes. The wings are generally clear or slightly infuscated, with venation patterns typical of the genus. The legs are slender and dark, matching the overall body tone.[1]
History and Classification
Athyroglossa glaphyropus was described by the entomologist Hermann Loew in 1878.[2] It is a recognized species within the genus Athyroglossa, which belongs to the family Ephydridae (shore flies).[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Athyroglossa / glaphyropus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Athyroglossa glaphyropus Loew, 1878. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1618881. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Athyroglossa glaphyropus. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athyroglossa_glaphyropus. Accessed 2026-07-14.