Azelia gibbera
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Muscidae
- Genus: Azelia
- Species: Azelia gibbera
Visual Description
Azelia gibbera is a small, dark fly, consistent with the general morphology of the genus Azelia, which typically ranges from 2.5 to 5.5 mm in body length.[2] Observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a compact, dark-bodied appearance with prominent, large eyes.[1] The scutum exhibits a distinct contrast, being anteriorly velvety black, while the posterior part of the postsutural area is brownish-grey dusted.[2] The abdomen is typically characterized by a dusted appearance, featuring an interrupted median stripe and paired lateral spots on each tergite.[2]
Distribution and Ecology
Azelia gibbera is a Holarctic species.[2] While historically recognized as a European species, its known range has been extended to include Asian localities, such as the Xinjiang region in China, the Altai Republic and Khabarovsk region in Russia, and Ukraine.[2] Flies of the genus Azelia are primarily associated with the dung of large herbivorous animals.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Muscidae / Azelia / gibbera constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nikita E. Vikhrev. REVIEW OF THE WORLD FAUNA OF THE GENUS AZELIA (DIPTERA, MUSCIDAE). . 2015. https://doi.org/10.33910/1999-4079-2015-7-1-33-42.