This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
Based on observations of museum specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Austrophilus terraereginae exhibits the characteristic body form of a hoverfly.[1] The specimens display a robust thorax and a distinctively patterned abdomen, typical of the family Syrphidae.[1]
Austrophilus terraereginae was originally described by E.W. Ferguson in 1926 as Helophilus terraereginae.[2] It is currently recognized as an accepted species within the genus Austrophilus.