Athyroglossa ordinata
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 ordinata
Visual Description
Athyroglossa ordinata is a small fly characteristic of the family Ephydridae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species exhibits a dark, often shiny, metallic-toned body typical of many shore flies.[1] The head features prominent compound eyes, and the wings are generally clear or slightly infuscated, held over the abdomen when at rest.[1]
Ecology
Athyroglossa ordinata is recognized as a species within the family Ephydridae, commonly known as shore flies.[2] Biotic interaction data indicates that this species is preyed upon by various bat species, including Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Myotis daubentonii.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Athyroglossa / ordinata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Athyroglossa ordinata Becker, 1896. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1618880. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Athyroglossa ordinata. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Athyroglossa%20ordinata. Accessed 2026-07-14.