Actinoptera filaginis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tephritidae
- Genus: Actinoptera
- Species: Actinoptera filaginis
Visual Description
Actinoptera filaginis is a species of fruit fly within the family Tephritidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the wings exhibit a distinct, complex pattern of dark, reticulated markings against a lighter, translucent background.[1] The body is generally small, typical of many tephritids, with a coloration that often includes shades of brown and yellow, providing camouflage.[1]
Biology and Classification
Actinoptera filaginis was described by the entomologist Hermann Loew in 1862.[2] It is recognized as an accepted species within the genus Actinoptera.[2] Like other members of the family Tephritidae, it is a type of fruit fly, many of which are known for their larvae developing within plant tissues.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tephritidae / Actinoptera / filaginis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Actinoptera filaginis (Loew, 1862). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5086589. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Actinoptera filaginis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinoptera_filaginis. Accessed 2026-07-15.