Atacta brasiliensis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Atacta
- Species: Atacta brasiliensis
Visual Description
Atacta brasiliensis is a fly characterized by a robust body typical of the family Tachinidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a distinct appearance: the thorax features prominent longitudinal dark stripes against a lighter, greyish background. The compound eyes are large and reddish-brown. A notable feature is the abdomen, which exhibits a contrasting coloration, with a dark base and a distinct, bright orange or yellowish patch at the posterior end. The wings are clear and membranous, with visible venation.[1]
Ecology and Biology
Atacta brasiliensis is a parasitic fly belonging to the subfamily Exoristinae and tribe Goniini. It has been documented as a parasitoid of the caterpillar Mocis latipes (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). These interactions have been recorded in pasture environments in the state of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Atacta / brasiliensis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Élio César Guzzo; Alexandre Specht; José Guilherme Wady Santos; Paulo de Albuquerque Silva; Ronaldo Toma. Review of Sarcophagidae and Tachinidae (Diptera) Parasitic Flies Associated to Mocis latipes (Guenée, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), with Novel Parasitism Records for Alagoas and Brazil. Neotropical Entomology. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-025-01328-9.