Aplomyopsis
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Genus: Aplomyopsis
Visual Description
Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, members of the genus Aplomyopsis exhibit typical tachinid fly morphology.[1] They possess a robust, bristly body characteristic of the family. The head features prominent compound eyes and well-developed antennae. The thorax and abdomen are covered in dense, dark setae (bristles), which are particularly noticeable on the abdominal segments. The wings are typically clear and membranous, with distinct venation patterns typical of the order Diptera.[1]
Biology and Ecology
Aplomyopsis is a genus of flies within the family Tachinidae.[2] Like other members of this family, they are parasitoids. Records indicate that species in this genus have been observed to parasitize lepidopteran hosts, specifically butterflies in the family Riodinidae, such as Emesis mandana and Emesis aurimna.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tachinidae / Aplomyopsis constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Aplomyopsis Townsend, 1927. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1478638. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- ↑ Aplomyopsis. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Aplomyopsis. Accessed 2026-07-16.