Diarrhegma | |
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Diarrhegma modestum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Tribe: | Acanthonevrini |
Genus: |
Diarrhegma Bezzi, 1913 |
Diarrhegma is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are two species: [1]
Males offer a nuptial feeding gift to females in courtship. The secrete a foamy material from the mouth onto a leaf substrate which attracts the female. The male copulates after the female accepts the gift and begins to feed on it. [5]
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Diarrhegma | |
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Diarrhegma modestum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Tribe: | Acanthonevrini |
Genus: |
Diarrhegma Bezzi, 1913 |
Diarrhegma is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are two species: [1]
Males offer a nuptial feeding gift to females in courtship. The secrete a foamy material from the mouth onto a leaf substrate which attracts the female. The male copulates after the female accepts the gift and begins to feed on it. [5]
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