Aulacigaster leucopeza
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Aulacigastridae
- Genus: Aulacigaster
- Species: Aulacigaster leucopeza
Visual Description
Aulacigaster leucopeza is a small fly characterized by a distinct body form typical of the family Aulacigastridae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a fly with a relatively robust thorax and a slightly elongated abdomen. The wings are often held in a characteristic position, and the legs are slender. The coloration is generally dark, with some specimens exhibiting lighter, yellowish or whitish markings on the legs or face, which may contribute to the specific epithet "leucopeza" (meaning "white-footed").[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aulacigaster leucopeza has been documented visiting the flowers of plants in the family Sapindaceae.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Aulacigastridae / Aulacigaster / leucopeza constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aulacigaster leucopeza. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aulacigaster%20leucopeza. Accessed 2026-07-14.