Athrycia cinerea

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Athrycia cinerea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Dexiinae
Tribe: Voriini
Genus: Athrycia
Species:
A. cinerea
Binomial name
Athrycia cinerea
(Coquillett, 1895) [1]
Synonyms

Athrycia cinerea is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. [2] It is a parasitoid of multiple insects with the common name of armyworm, including Mamestra configurata , Mythimna unipuncta , Spodoptera frugiperda , and Dargida diffusa . [3]

Distribution

Canada, [3] United States, Mexico.

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References

  1. 1 2 Coquillett, D.W. (1897). "Revision of the Tachinidae of America north of Mexico. A family of parasitic two-winged insects". Technical Series (United States. Division of Entomology) U.S. Dept. Agriculture. 7: 156. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. 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 3 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 Turnock, W. J.; Bilodeau, R. J. (1 September 1992). "Life history and coldhardiness of Athrycia cinerea (Dipt.: Tachinidae) in western Canada". Entomophaga. 37 (3): 353–362. doi:10.1007/BF02373109. ISSN   1573-8248.