Aciurina idahoensis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tephritidae
- Genus: Aciurina
- Species: Aciurina idahoensis
Visual Description
Aciurina idahoensis is a small fly characterized by distinct patterns on its wings, typical of many members of the family Tephritidae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal that the wings exhibit a complex, mottled pattern of dark brown or black markings against a lighter, often translucent or yellowish background.[1] The body is generally compact, with a coloration that often blends with its environment, featuring shades of brown and tan.[1]
Biology
Aciurina idahoensis was described by George C. Steyskal in 1984 as part of a synoptic revision of the genus Aciurina.[2] Like other members of the Tephritidae family, it is a type of fruit fly.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tephritidae / Aciurina / idahoensis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aciurina idahoensis Steyskal, 1984. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1625946. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Aciurina idahoensis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aciurina_idahoensis. Accessed 2026-07-15.