Athyroglossa granulosa
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 granulosa
Visual Description
Athyroglossa granulosa is a small fly characteristic of the family Ephydridae. Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species exhibits a generally dark, often black or dark brown, body coloration.[1] The body surface appears to have a granular or textured appearance, which is consistent with its specific epithet, granulosa.[1] The wings are typically clear or slightly infuscated, and the overall morphology follows the typical dipteran body plan with distinct head, thorax, and abdomen segments.[1]
Taxonomy and Classification
Athyroglossa granulosa was originally described by E.T. Cresson, Jr. in 1923 under the basionym Ochtheroidea granulosa.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Athyroglossa.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Athyroglossa / granulosa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Athyroglossa granulosa (Cresson, 1923). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1618893. Accessed 2026-07-15.