🦋 Identification Guide

How to Identify Anthomyiidae

16 species · Animalia · Order Diptera

Anthomyiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Diptera, class Insecta. The family contains 16 accepted species worldwide.

Key Identification Features

A distinguishing feature of Anthomyia procellaris is that the black marking located just at the base of the wings is not split into two separate areas, and it ends at a straight rear boundary.
It can be identified by key morphological features: it has five distinct black spots on its thorax, where the black spot at the base of the wing connects directly to the dorsal-lateral spot.

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Representative Anthomyiidae Species

Anthomyia procellaris Rondani, 1866

Anthomyia procellaris is a small difficult-to-identify fly species distributed a…

Hydrophoria lancifer (Harris, 1780)

Hydrophoria lancifer is a fly species in the Anthomyiidae family found in the Pa…

Anthomyia quinquemaculata Macquart, 1839

Anthomyia quinquemaculata is an anthomyiid fly species found in parts of Europe,…

Chirosia betuleti (Ringdahl, 1935)

Chirosia betuleti is a fly species that causes knotting gall on fern terminal sh…

Chirosia gleniensis (Huckett, 1924)

Chirosia gleniensis is a root-maggot fly species in Anthomyiidae that acts as a …

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you identify Anthomyiidae?

Anthomyiidae animals belong to the Diptera order in the Animalia kingdom. A distinguishing feature of Anthomyia procellaris is that the black marking located just at the base of the wings is not split into two separate areas, and it ends at a straight rear boundary. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.

What are the key characteristics of Anthomyiidae?

Anthomyiidae is classified in the order Diptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. It can be identified by key morphological features: it has five distinct black spots on its thorax, where the black spot at the base of the wing connects directly to the dorsal-lateral spot.

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