Allograpta pulchra
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 pulchra
Visual Description
Allograpta pulchra is a hoverfly characterized by its distinct coloration and patterning, typical of the genus Allograpta. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species exhibits a slender, elongated abdomen with alternating bands of black and yellow or orange, a common feature in many syrphids that mimics wasps.[1] The thorax typically displays a metallic or dark sheen, and the wings are generally clear and held flat over the abdomen when at rest.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Allograpta pulchra (Shannon, 1927) is a species of hoverfly within the family Syrphidae.[2] It has been documented as a predator of the aphid Melanaphis donacis (Passerini, 1861) on the host plant Arundo donax L. in Chile.[3]
Biotic interaction data indicates that Allograpta pulchra serves as a host for certain parasitoid wasps, including Pachyneuron fuscipes and Syrphophagus silvai.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Allograpta / pulchra constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Allograpta pulchra Shannon, 1927. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1541040. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Juan Manuel Vanegas-Rico; Rebeca Peña Martínez; Ana Lilia Muñoz-Viveros. First record of Melanaphis donacis (Passerini, 1861) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in México. Entomological Communications. 2023. https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec05031.
- ↑ Allograpta pulchra. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Allograpta%20pulchra. Accessed 2026-07-15.