Axona
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Axona
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Axona exhibit a distinct, metallic coloration across the thorax and abdomen, often appearing deep blue or iridescent. The body form is robust, characteristic of many hoverflies. A notable feature observed in these specimens is the presence of a contrasting, lighter-colored (often orange or yellowish) terminal segment on the abdomen. The wings are typically clear or slightly tinted, with well-defined venation typical of the family Syrphidae.[1]
General Information
Axona is a genus of hoverflies (family Syrphidae) described by the entomologist Francis Walker in 1864.[2] It is an accepted genus within the order Diptera. Genetic data for this genus is available through public databases such as NCBI.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Axona constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Axona Walker, 1864. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1534424. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Axona. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid3712087[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-15.