Galactomyia | |
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Trichopoda pennipes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tachinidae |
Subfamily: | Phasiinae |
Tribe: | Gymnosomatini |
Genus: | Trichopoda |
Subgenus: | Galactomyia Townsend, 1908 [1] |
Type species | |
Trichopoda radiata | |
Synonyms | |
Galactomyia (commonly known as the feather-legged fly or hairy-legged fly) is a subgenus of tachinid flies. [4] [5] [6] They are found in North and South America.
Trichopoda is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales and there is a fringe of flattened hairs on the hind legs. The larvae are parasitoids of true bugs in the order Hemiptera, including stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae and leaf-footed bugs and squash bugs in the family Coreidae. They are found in North and South America.
Homogenia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Cylindromyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Eucelatoria is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Eutrichopoda is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Myiopharus is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Phasia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Xanthomelanodes is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Lixophaga is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Dexia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. Most larvae are parasitoids of beetles (Scarabaeidae).
Trichopoda pennipes is a species of feather-legged fly in the dipteran family Tachinidae.
Trichopoda is a subgenus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are found in North and South America.
Trichopoda indivisa is a species of feather-legged flies in the family Tachinidae.
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.
Trichopoda lanipes is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.
Trichopoda subdivisa, the fringe-legged tachinid fly, is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.
Cylindrophasia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Ectophasiopsis is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Trichopoda sabroskyi, is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.
Trichopoda splendida, is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.