Austalis resoluta
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Austalis
- Species: Austalis resoluta
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Austalis resoluta exhibits the characteristic body form of a hoverfly (family Syrphidae).[1] The specimens display a robust, somewhat hairy thorax and abdomen. The abdomen features distinct transverse banding patterns, typical of many syrphids, which often mimic the appearance of aculeate Hymenoptera.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Austalis resoluta has been documented visiting the flowers of Mischocarpus lachnocarpus (family Sapindaceae).[2]
History and Classification
The species was originally described by Francis Walker in 1858 as Eristalis resoluta.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Austalis / resoluta constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austalis resoluta. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Austalis%20resoluta. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Austalis resoluta (Walker, 1858). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1539783. Accessed 2026-07-16.