Baccha maculata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Baccha
- Species: Baccha maculata
Visual Description
Baccha maculata is a species of flower fly characterized by a slender, elongated body typical of the genus Baccha. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the abdomen is notably thin and often exhibits distinct, patterned markings, which contribute to its specific epithet.[1] The wings are generally clear or have subtle markings, and the overall morphology is adapted for hovering, a common behavior among syrphids.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Baccha maculata Walker, 1852, has been included in molecular phylogenetic studies investigating the relationships within the tribe Bacchini sensu lato.[2] Genetic data for this species has been utilized to help clarify the generic classification of bacchine and melanostomine flower flies.
Like many other syrphid flies, Baccha maculata is known to visit flowers. Documented interactions include visits to plants within the families Saxifragaceae, Styracaceae, and Fabaceae.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Baccha / maculata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Ximo Mengual. Phylogenetic relationships of the bacchine flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on molecular characters, with a description of a new species of Melanostoma (Schiner, 1860). Contributions to Zoology. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-20191410.
- ↑ Baccha maculata. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Baccha%20maculata. Accessed 2026-07-15.