Aphria latifrons
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Aphria
- Species: Aphria latifrons
Visual Description
Aphria latifrons is a tachinid fly characterized by a distinct abdominal pattern featuring dark and lighter, often reddish-brown or yellowish, transverse bands. The thorax is typically greyish with longitudinal dark stripes. The body is covered in prominent, stiff bristles, which are characteristic of the family Tachinidae. The wings are clear and held at an angle when at rest.[1]
Distribution and Ecology
Aphria latifrons is a Palaearctic tachinid fly. It has been documented in the Canary Islands, specifically on the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, representing a first report for the archipelago.[2] Research on these populations has included morphological examination and the establishment of the species' first known DNA barcode.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Aphria / latifrons constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Daniel Suárez; David Lugo; Mónica Pérez‐Gil; Gustavo Peña; Carlos Ruíz. First report of Aphria latifrons (Diptera, Tachinidae, Leskiini) in the Canary Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e109690.