Townsendia Glabella
''Townsendia'' can refer to: Taxonomy * ''Townsendia'' (fly), a genus of flies in the family Asilidae * ''Townsendia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

Townsendia (fly)
''Townsendia'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are about 13 described species in ''Townsendia''. Species These 13 species belong to the genus ''Townsendia'': * '' Townsendia albomacula'' Martin, 1966 * '' Townsendia araguensis'' Kaletta, 1976 * '' Townsendia arenicola'' Scarbrough, 1995 * '' Townsendia argyrata'' Curran, 1926 * '' Townsendia dilata'' Martin, 1966 * '' Townsendia fiebrigii'' Bezzi, 1909 * '' Townsendia gracilis'' Martin, 1966 * '' Townsendia minuta'' Williston, 1895 * '' Townsendia nemacula'' Martin, 1966 * '' Townsendia nigra'' Back, 1909 * '' Townsendia podexargenteus'' Enderlein, 1914 * '' Townsendia pulcherrima'' Back, 1909 * '' Townsendia triangulata'' Martin, 1966 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * External links * * Asilidae {{asilidae-stub ...
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Asilidae
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. Overview The Asilidae are a family in the order Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is the robber flies. The Asilidae are cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. Latreille was the authority for establishing the family in 1802. The Asilidae, together with Bombyliidae and Therevidae, are the most representative families of the superfamily of Asiloidea and they form one of the most characteristic groups of the lower Brachycera. Robber flies have stout, spiny legs and three simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression on the tops of their head between their two ...
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Townsendia (plant)
''Townsendia'' is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.Hooker, William Jackson. 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 2(7): 16
description in Latin, commentary in English The genus is known commonly as Townsend daisies or as grounddaisies. These annual, biennial and perennial wildflowers are native to western North America, frequently at high elevations. A number of taxa are tall, erect plants, like typical daisies. Others form small, dense, leafy rosettes, or have a more sprawling, prostrate appearance. Frequently, the are showy and attractive, with the ray florets in shades of pink, purple, blu ...
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