Trichopoda

Trichopoda
Trichopoda pennipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Phasiinae
Tribe: Trichopodini
Genus: Trichopoda
Berthold, 1827
Species
  • Subgenus Trichopoda (Galactomyia) Townsend, 1908:
  • Subgenus Trichopoda:
  • Trichopoda indivisa Townsend, 1897
  • Trichopoda plumipes Fabricius, 1805
  • Trichopoda subdivisa Townsend, 1908[1]

Trichopoda is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. The name comes from Greek, Tricho meaning hair and poda meaning foot. They are small, brightly-coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The vestigial hind wings are covered with yellow scales and there is a fringe of hairs on the hind legs. The larvae are parasitoids of true bugs in the order Hemiptera, including stink bugs and squash bugs in the family Pentatomidae and leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae.[2][3] They are found in North and South America.

References

  1. ^ ITIS
  2. ^ BugGuide
  3. ^ Arnaud Jr, Paul H. (1978). A Host-Parasite Catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 860 pp. 

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