Australoechus molitor
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 molitor
Visual Description
Australoechus molitor is a species of bee fly (family Bombyliidae) characterized by a robust, densely hairy body, typical of the genus. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits a distinct, patterned appearance, with dense, often yellowish or brownish pubescence covering the thorax and abdomen.[1] The wings are typically clear or have subtle infuscation, and the proboscis is elongated, adapted for nectar feeding.[1]
Classification and History
Australoechus molitor was originally described by the entomologist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1830, under the basionym Bombylius molitor.[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 / molitor constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Australoechus molitor (Wiedemann, 1830). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1670168. Accessed 2026-07-14.