Apodacra seriemaculata
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Sarcophagidae
- Genus: Apodacra
- Species: Apodacra seriemaculata
Visual Description
Apodacra seriemaculata is a species of fly within the family Sarcophagidae. While specific morphological details are limited due to the inability to resolve fine structures from available dataset imagery, the species is recognized as a member of the subfamily Miltogramminae.[2]
Behavior and Ecology
Apodacra seriemaculata is categorized as a "satellite" (SAT) species within the Miltogramminae.[2] This behavior involves females perching near the nest entrances of host insects, such as wasps or bees, and trailing them in flight at a fixed distance before entering the nest.[2]
This satellite flight strategy is associated with adaptations in the peripheral visual system, including a larger total eye surface area and a greater number of ommatidia, which are thought to enhance visual acuity.[2] Additionally, the species exhibits larger ocelli, potentially aiding in flight stability and motion perception.[2] A noted trade-off in this species is a reduction in antennal length compared to non-satellite miltogrammine species.[2]
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References
- ↑ Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Sarcophagidae / Apodacra / seriemaculata constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carlo Polidori; Marcin Piwczyński; Federico Ronchetti; Nikolas P. Johnston; Krzysztof Szpila. Host-trailing satellite flight behaviour is associated with greater investment in peripheral visual sensory system in miltogrammine flies. Scientific Reports. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06704-8.