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Species Paracantha culta

05Jun2017.lotus.HN.Dip.2 - Paracantha culta - female

Tiny Multi-colored Fly on Tall Thistle - Paracantha culta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Tephritoidea

Family Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

Subfamily Tephritinae

Tribe Eutretini

Genus Paracantha

Species culta (Paracantha culta)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

=Acinia fimbriata Macquart, 1843

=Trypeta sarnia Walker, 1849

Explanation of Names

Paracantha culta (Wiedemann, 1830)

Food

Cirsium (Thistle)

See Also

P. gentilis has a smaller, nearly round black spot between antenna base and inner margin of eye

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 4 August, 2009 - 5:02pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov, Spencer_pote
Last updated 8 September, 2021 - 9:48am

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