Austrophilus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Austrophilus
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Austrophilus exhibit typical syrphid (hoverfly) morphology.[1] They possess a robust, bee-like body form with distinct abdominal patterning, often featuring bands or spots that contribute to their mimicry.[1] The head is characterized by large, prominent compound eyes, and the wings are typically clear with characteristic venation patterns common to the family.[1]
Overview
Austrophilus is a genus of hoverflies in the family Syrphidae.[2] The genus was described by F. Christian Thompson in 2000.
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Austrophilus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austrophilus Thompson, 2000. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1532993. Accessed 2026-07-16.