Actia infantula
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Actia
- Species: Actia infantula
Visual Description
Actia infantula is a small fly characteristic of the family Tachinidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species exhibits typical tachinid morphology, including a robust thorax and abdomen. The body is covered in distinct, dark, bristle-like setae, particularly on the thorax and along the margins of the abdominal segments, which is a common trait among members of the genus Actia. The wings are clear and membranous, with venation patterns consistent with the Calyptratae group.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
Actia infantula has been recorded in pine forests, such as those in the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve in Byelorussia.[2] Zoogeographically, it is classified as a Southern-Palaearctic element within the Tachinidae fauna of that region.[2]
As a parasitoid, Actia infantula has been documented to interact with Monopis laevigella (a species of Tineidae moth).[3] It is also known to be preyed upon by the common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus).[3]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Actia / infantula constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Agnieszka Draber-Mońko. Selected Calyptrata (Diptera) of the pine forests of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve in Byelorussia. Fragmenta Faunistica. 1995. https://doi.org/10.3161/00159301ff1995.38.7.165.
- 1 2 Actia infantula. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Actia%20infantula. Accessed 2026-07-16.