Atoniomyia duncani
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Asilidae
- Genus: Atoniomyia
- Species: Atoniomyia duncani
Visual Description
Atoniomyia duncani is a species of robber fly. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a slender, elongated body typical of many Asilidae.[1] The thorax and abdomen exhibit a combination of dark and lighter, often yellowish or brownish, coloration. The wings are generally clear or slightly tinted, and the legs are robust, adapted for the predatory lifestyle characteristic of the family.[1]
General Information
Atoniomyia duncani was described by Wilcox in 1937.[2] It is also known by the common name "Arizona Micropanther". As a member of the family Asilidae, it is a predatory insect.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Asilidae / Atoniomyia / duncani constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atoniomyia duncani (Wilcox, 1937). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/4295224. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Atoniomyia duncani. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoniomyia_duncani. Accessed 2026-07-14.