Azelia
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Muscidae
- Genus: Azelia
Visual Description
Azelia flies are small, typically measuring around 2.5 mm in length.[2] Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a dark, often blackish, thorax and abdomen.[1] The wings are generally clear or slightly iridescent, and the eyes are prominent, typically reddish-brown in color.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
Species within the genus Azelia are frequently associated with dung and decaying organic matter.[2] They are typically found in shaded or protected environments and generally avoid direct sunlight.[2] The genus has a broad distribution, with species known from various tropical and temperate regions.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Muscidae / Azelia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 Nikita E. Vikhrev. Review of the Oriental Azelia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Muscidae). rej. 2012. https://doi.org/10.15298/rusentj.21.1.12.