Aplomya theclarum
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Aplomya
- Species: Aplomya theclarum
Visual Description
Aplomya theclarum is a tachinid fly. Based on observations of museum specimens in the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the species exhibits typical dipteran morphology with a robust, bristly body characteristic of the family Tachinidae.[1] The specimens display prominent compound eyes, a distinct thorax with visible setal patterns, and wings that are typically clear or lightly tinted. The abdomen is often marked with dark, transverse bands or patterns, and the overall body coloration is generally dark, ranging from greyish to black, with varying degrees of pollinosity (a dusting of fine, light-colored scales).[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Aplomya theclarum is a parasitoid fly. It has been documented as a parasite of various Lepidoptera, including species within the family Lycaenidae, such as Strymon melinus and Lycaeides melissa.[2]
History
The species was described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1887 as Tachina theclarum.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Aplomya / theclarum constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aplomya theclarum. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aplomya%20theclarum. Accessed 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Aplomya theclarum (Scudder, 1887). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1474776. Accessed 2026-07-17.