Australoechus hirtus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Bombyliidae
- Genus: Australoechus
- Species: Australoechus hirtus
Visual Description
Australoechus hirtus, commonly known as the Golden Beefly, exhibits the characteristic robust, bee-like morphology typical of the family Bombyliidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a densely setose body, covered in fine, hair-like structures that give it a fuzzy appearance.[1] The coloration is predominantly golden-brown, consistent with its common name. The wings are typically clear or lightly patterned and are held in a characteristic position when at rest.[1]
Taxonomy and Classification
Australoechus hirtus was originally described by Hermann Loew in 1860 as Bombylius hirtus.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Australoechus.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Bombyliidae / Australoechus / hirtus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Australoechus hirtus (Loew, 1860). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1670133. Accessed 2026-07-14.