Vikhrev, Nikita E.
Anthomyia
Sign in to saveAnthomyia is a genus of flies in the family Anthomyiidae. They look rather like small houseflies, but commonly have conspicuous black-and-white patterning. This appears to be a mild form of aposematic coloration, though they do not appear to be distasteful unless they have eaten something offensive to the predator and have loaded their guts with it.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyAnthomyiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 362
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Anthomyiidae
- Collections
- UAM, USNM, UCSB, UCM, NAUF, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Anthomyia is a genus of flies in the family Anthomyiidae. They look rather like small houseflies, but commonly have conspicuous black-and-white patterning. This appears to be a mild form of aposematic coloration, though they do not appear to be distasteful unless they have eaten something offensive to the predator and have loaded their guts with it.
right|thumb|Specimen from wild pigeon's nest thumb|thumbtime=0:14|Anthomyia procellaris laying eggs into faeces on a stump of tree
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