Atylomyia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Atylomyia
Visual Description
Atylomyia flies are characterized by a typical tachinid morphology. Observed specimens, such as those of Atylomyia loewi, exhibit a robust, bristly body structure common to the family Tachinidae.[1] The thorax and abdomen are covered in distinct, dark macrochaetae (bristles), which are prominent against the body's coloration. The wings are typically clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Atylomyia is a genus within the family Tachinidae, a group of flies known for their parasitic larval stages.[2] Members of this genus, such as Atylomyia loewi, are known to be preyed upon by various organisms, including birds like the common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) and the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), as well as spiders such as the furrow orb weaver (Larinioides cornutus).[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Atylomyia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atylomyia Brauer, 1898. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1471902. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Atylomyia. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Atylomyia. Accessed 2026-07-16.