Aulacephala maculithorax
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Aulacephala
- Species: Aulacephala maculithorax
Visual Description
Aulacephala maculithorax is a species of fly within the family Tachinidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a robust, typical tachinid body form.[1] Key visible traits include a distinctively patterned thorax, which is consistent with the specific epithet maculithorax. The wings are typically clear or lightly tinted, and the abdomen often exhibits characteristic setation common to many tachinids.[1]
General Information
Aulacephala maculithorax was described by the entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1851.[2] As a member of the family Tachinidae, it belongs to a group of flies that are generally known for their parasitic larval stages, often developing within other insects.
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Aulacephala / maculithorax constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aulacephala maculithorax Macquart, 1851. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1461899. Accessed 2026-07-17.