Anastrepha fratercula
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tephritidae
- Genus: Anastrepha
- Species: Anastrepha fratercula
Visual Description
Anastrepha fratercula is a fruit fly characterized by a distinct, patterned appearance. Based on observations of specimens, the wings exhibit a complex, brownish-yellow pattern, which is typical of many species within the genus Anastrepha. The body is generally yellowish-brown, with darker markings on the thorax and abdomen. The eyes are prominent and often appear iridescent in live individuals.[1]
Biology and Classification
Anastrepha fratercula (Wiedemann, 1830) is a recognized species within the family Tephritidae. It was originally described as Dacus fraterculus.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tephritidae / Anastrepha / fratercula constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Anastrepha fratercula (Wiedemann, 1830). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1625168. Accessed 2026-07-17.