Phytalmia

Phytalmia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3] The males of some species are noted for their hornlike projections on their heads, which are used for fighting.

Phytalmia
P. cervicornis, P. wallecia, P. brevicornis, P. alcicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Phytalmiinae
Tribe: Phytalmiini
Genus: Phytalmia
Gerstaecker, 1860
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