Trichopoda plumipes (Fabricius, 1805)
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Description

"It is recognized by the color pattern on the abdomen (black with pairs of rectangular yellow spots). Yellow scutellum, and the wing with wide and clearly defined hyaline band posteriorly" (Gary J. Steck/BugGuide, 2014).

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Trichopoda plumipes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Phasiinae
Tribe: Gymnosomatini
Genus: Trichopoda
Subgenus: Trichopoda
Species:
T. plumipes
Binomial name
Trichopoda plumipes
(Fabricius, 1805)[1]
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Trichopoda plumipes is a species of feather-legged fly in the family Tachinidae. The abdomen is black with pairs of rectangular yellow spots. It parasitizes bugs of the families Pentatomidae, Coreidae and others.[2][3]

Distribution

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United States, Mexico.

References

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  1. ^ a b Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. Bransvigae: Apud Carolum Reichard. pp. i–xiv, 1–373. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ Dios, R.V.P.; Nihei, S.S. (2020). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Trichopoda Berthold, 1827 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae), with emphasis on the Neotropical fauna". Zootaxa. 4870 (1): zootaxa.4870.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4870.1.1. PMID 33311339. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 21 August 2023.