Gymnosoma nudifrons | |
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Gymnosoma nudifrons male | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tachinidae |
Subfamily: | Phasiinae |
Tribe: | Gymnosomatini |
Genus: | Gymnosoma |
Species: | G. nudifrons |
Binomial name | |
Gymnosoma nudifrons Herting, 1966 [1] | |
Gymnosoma nudifrons is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. [2]
This Palaearctic species is present in most of Europe, Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Russia (to Far East) and China. [3]
These flies mainly inhabit hedge rows, wet meadows and roadsides. [4]
Gymnosoma nudifrons can reach a length of 5–7.5 millimetres (0.20–0.30 in). [4] These parasitic flies have a black thorax and a spherical yellowish-red abdomen with reduced bristles and black markings, often large and triangle-shaped, sometimes touching. On the inner side of the eyes there are black stripes. The males of this species have yellowish dusting on the first part of the thorax. This species is very similar to Gymnosoma rotundatum . [5] [6] [7]
Adults can be found from May to September. They feed on nectar and pollen of various flowers, especially of Angelica sylvestris , Tripleurospermum inodorum and Anthriscus species. Larvae feed on Pentatomidae. [4]
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Gymnophryxe is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Hemyda is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Aneogmena is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Bactromyia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Erycesta is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Eugymnopeza is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Germaria is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Nilea is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Pseudogonia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Spallanzania is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Uclesia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Wagneria is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae. More junior homonyms exist of Wagneria than any other animal genus name.
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Elodia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Prosena siberita is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Gymnophryxe inconspicua is a Palaearctic species of tachinid flies in the genus Gymnophryxe of the family Tachinidae.
Phasiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae. Except for the small tribe Strongygastrini members of this subfamily attack only Heteroptera.
Cylindromyiini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae. It contains about 17 genera and 200 species.
Phasia obesa is a species of 'parasitic flies' belonging to the family Tachinidae subfamily Phasiinae.