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Scholastes cinctus

Status not recordedinsects

Scholastes cinctus is a species in the family Platystomatidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about Scholastes cinctus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Scholastes cinctus live?

Not recorded

Is Scholastes cinctus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Scholastes cinctus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyPlatystomatidae
  6. genusScholastes
  7. SpeciesScholastes cinctus (Guérin, 1831)

Synonyms Acinia faceistriata, Acinia faciestriata, Lamprogaster marginifera, Lamprogaster transversa, Platystoma cincta, Scholastes whitneyi

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Scholastes cinctus

Other species in the same genus Scholastes.

Coconut fly

Scholastes lonchifer

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Scholastes cinctus?

Scholastes cinctus (Scholastes cinctus) belongs to the family Platystomatidae in the order Diptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scholastes cinctus (Scholastes cinctus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scholastes-cinctus

MLA

“Scholastes cinctus (Scholastes cinctus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scholastes-cinctus.

BibTeX
@misc{scholastes_cinctus_2026,
  title = {Scholastes cinctus (Scholastes cinctus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scholastes-cinctus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}