Allograpta hortensis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Syrphidae
- Genus: Allograpta
- Species: Allograpta hortensis
Visual Description
Allograpta hortensis is a hoverfly characterized by a slender, elongated abdomen typical of the genus Allograpta. Observations of specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal a distinct pattern of yellow and black markings on the abdomen, which is a common feature among syrphids. The thorax is generally dark, often with metallic or bronze reflections. The wings are clear and held flat over the abdomen when at rest. The head is dominated by large, holoptic eyes in males, while females have dichoptic eyes, separated by a frons. These morphological traits are consistent with its classification within the family Syrphidae.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Allograpta hortensis has been documented as a pollinator of various plant species. Interactions have been recorded with Alstroemeria aurea, Tepualia stipularis, and Eucryphia cordifolia.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Allograpta / hortensis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Allograpta hortensis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Allograpta%20hortensis. Accessed 2026-07-15.