Austroscaeva melanostoma
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Austroscaeva
- Species: Austroscaeva melanostoma
Visual Description
Austroscaeva melanostoma is a hoverfly species characterized by its distinct appearance, as observed in records from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset.[1] The adult flies typically exhibit a slender, elongated body form typical of many syrphids. Key visual traits include a patterned abdomen, often featuring transverse bands or spots that contrast with the base color of the tergites. The head is dominated by large, holoptic eyes in males, and the wings are generally clear with characteristic venation patterns common to the family Syrphidae.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Austroscaeva melanostoma (Macquart, 1842) is an accepted species within the family Syrphidae.[2] As with many members of this family, the adults are known to visit flowers to feed on nectar and pollen. Documented plant-pollinator interactions for this species include visits to Madia sativa, Phylica selaginoides, and Phacelia secunda.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Austroscaeva / melanostoma constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austroscaeva melanostoma (Macquart, 1842). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11220135. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Austroscaeva melanostoma. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Austroscaeva%20melanostoma. Accessed 2026-07-15.