Daptolestes bronteflavus

Translingual Etymology From mul Daptolestes grc:βροντή thunder la:flavus blond, in reference to Thor, the Norse thunder god. Proper noun 1 m species family Asilidae a robber fly resembling Thor en mul Deadpool fly among new Australian 'super power' species creating a buzz w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53571442 2020-07-28 The Thor fly, or Daptolestes bronteflavus, meaning blond thunder. The Marvel character is played by Chris Hemsworth https://web.archive.org/web/20251228110517/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53571442 28 December 2025 en mul Jessie Yeung Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 2020-07-29 There’s the Thor fly in tribute of the God of Thunder, played in Marvel by Chris Hemsworth. Its scientific name is “Daptolestes bronteflavus,” which is derived from Latin like most scientific names – and translates to “blond thunder.” https://web.archive.org/web/20251113041206/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 13 November 2025 en mul Megan Marples Taylor Swift inspired an entomologist to name a new millipede species after the megastar w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/us/taylor-swift-millipede-new-species-scn/index.html 2022-04-20 Australian scientists named a number of new species after Marvel characters, including Thor. The scientific name of the fly species is Daptolestes bronteflavus, with the second word translating to “blond thunder.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260425140806/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/20/us/taylor-swift-millipede-new-species-scn/index.html 25 April 2026