Allograpta ropala
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 ropala
Visual Description
Allograpta ropala exhibits the characteristic body form of many hoverflies (family Syrphidae). Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that the species possesses a slender, elongated abdomen marked with distinct, alternating yellow and black transverse bands, typical of the genus Allograpta.[1] The thorax is generally dark with lateral yellow markings, and the wings are clear and held in a characteristic position when at rest.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Allograpta ropala has been documented interacting with Veronica salicifolia, a plant species within the family Plantaginaceae.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Syrphidae / Allograpta / ropala constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Allograpta ropala. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Allograpta%20ropala. Accessed 2026-07-15.