Austrosciapus connexus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Austrosciapus
- Species: Austrosciapus connexus
Visual Description
Austrosciapus connexus, commonly known as the green long-legged fly, is a member of the family Dolichopodidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that this species exhibits a metallic, often iridescent green coloration across its body, including the thorax and abdomen.[1] As characteristic of the family, it possesses notably long, slender legs.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Austrosciapus connexus was described by Francis Walker in 1835.[2] It has been documented in association with plants in the genus Convolvulus.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Austrosciapus / connexus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Austrosciapus connexus (Walker, 1835). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/4796323. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Austrosciapus connexus. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Austrosciapus%20connexus. Accessed 2026-07-14.