Flower Loving Flies

Apioceridae

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Apioceridae (Flower Loving Flies) is a family of flies. They visit flowers of 'ihi, Ihi, native yellow purslane, and chinquapin. They are diurnal.

URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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EOL has data for 18 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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diurnal
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
- Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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28
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Portulaca lutea So I. ex Seem. (native yellow purslane)
visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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ocelli
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001758
- Definition: small simple eyes, found in many invertebrates, usually consisting of a few sensory cells and a single lens
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wing morphology
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
- Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.
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has wings
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hasWings
- Definition: Wings are present.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of flower-loving flies. View this species on GBIF

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Flower Loving Fly Habitats

The environments in which many flower-loving flies species are known to live. Select an environment to see its flower-loving flies species checklist.

flower-loving flies Habitats

The environments in which many flower-loving flies species are known to live. Select an environment to see its flower-loving flies species checklist.

flower-loving flies includes 1 child:

Apiocera