Actia lamia
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 lamia
Visual Description
Actia lamia is a small fly characteristic of the family Tachinidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species exhibits a typical tachinid body plan, with a robust thorax and abdomen. The body is covered in distinct, dark bristles (macrochaetae), which are a diagnostic feature of many tachinids. The wings are generally clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest. The coloration is typically a mix of grey, black, and sometimes yellowish or brownish tones, providing camouflage in its natural habitat.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Actia lamia is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.[2] Like other members of the genus Actia, it is likely a parasitoid, as the family Tachinidae is well-known for its parasitic lifestyle, where larvae typically develop inside other insects.[3] The species has been recorded in various databases, including GBIF and NCBI, confirming its taxonomic status and presence in biological records.[4][5]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Actia / lamia constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Actia lamia. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actia_lamia. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Agnieszka Draber-Mońko. Rączyce (Diptera,Tachinidae) Krainy Świętokrzyskiej. Fragmenta Faunistica. 1993. https://doi.org/10.3161/00159301ff1993.36.15.275.
- ↑ Actia lamia (Meigen, 1838). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1463624. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Actia lamia. NCBI Nucleotide. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=txid1918022[organism:exp]. Accessed 2026-07-15.