Aciurina ferruginea
Aciurina ferruginea (Doane, 1899) is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.[1] It is commonly referred to as the Medusa Gall Tephritid.[1]
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[2]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tephritidae
- Genus: Aciurina
- Species: Aciurina ferruginea
Visual Description
Based on observations of specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, Aciurina ferruginea exhibits a distinct, patterned appearance characteristic of many tephritid flies.[2] The wings feature complex, dark brown or blackish reticulated patterns against a lighter, often yellowish or hyaline background. The body is generally robust and typically displays a brownish or ferruginous coloration, consistent with its specific epithet. The head is relatively large with prominent, compound eyes.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Aciurina ferruginea (Doane, 1899). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1625943. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tephritidae / Aciurina / ferruginea constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.