Anomoia purmunda
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tephritidae
- Genus: Anomoia
- Species: Anomoia purmunda
Visual Description
Anomoia purmunda, commonly known as the Spectacled Berry Fly, exhibits characteristic features of the family Tephritidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a fly with distinct, patterned wings, a common trait among fruit flies.[1] The wings typically display dark, complex markings that form a "spectacled" pattern, which aids in identification. The body is generally robust, with coloration that often includes shades of brown and yellow, providing camouflage on its host plants.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Anomoia purmunda is known to interact with various plant species, including Levisticum officinale (lovage).[2] As a member of the Tephritidae, it is associated with fruit-bearing plants where larvae typically develop. It also serves as a host for parasitoid wasps, such as Halticoptera laevigata.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tephritidae / Anomoia / purmunda constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anomoia purmunda. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Anomoia%20purmunda. Accessed 2026-07-16.