Bactrocera allwoodi
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tephritidae
- Genus: Bactrocera
- Species: Bactrocera allwoodi
Visual Description
Based on observations of museum specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Bactrocera allwoodi exhibits typical morphological characteristics of the genus Bactrocera.[1] The specimens display a slender, wasp-like body form characteristic of many fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. Key visible traits include a distinct, patterned abdomen and wings that are generally hyaline, often with a costal band or other markings typical of the group. The thorax and head structures are consistent with the general morphology of the tribe Dacini.[1]
Biology and Distribution
Bactrocera allwoodi was described by R.A.I. Drew in 1979.[2] It was originally described under the genus Dacus (as Dacus allwoodi), which is now considered a synonym or subgenus within the broader Bactrocera complex. The species is recognized as an accepted taxon within the family Tephritidae, which contains many significant agricultural pests known as fruit flies. Genetic data for this species is available through NCBI, supporting its classification within the subfamily Dacinae and tribe Dacini.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tephritidae / Bactrocera / allwoodi constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Bactrocera allwoodi (Drew, 1979). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5087137. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Bactrocera allwoodi. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1355904[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-15.