Axysta extera
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ephydridae
- Genus: Axysta
- Species: Axysta extera
Visual Description
The species Axysta extera is a member of the family Ephydridae, commonly known as shore flies. As with other members of this family, individuals are typically small, dark-colored flies. While specific morphological diagnostic traits for Axysta extera are not detailed in the available dataset imagery, specimens generally exhibit the characteristic body form of the genus Axysta, which includes features typical of the Ephydridae, such as a relatively robust thorax and specialized mouthparts adapted for their varied ecological niches.[1]
Status
Axysta extera is an accepted species within the family Ephydridae.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Axysta / extera constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Axysta extera. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/10848297. Accessed 2026-07-15.