Vanderwulpia sororcula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tachinidae |
Subfamily: | Tachininae |
Tribe: | Minthoini |
Genus: | Vanderwulpia |
Species: | V. sororcula |
Binomial name | |
Vanderwulpia sororcula (Reinhard, 1975) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Vanderwulpia sororcula is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. It is diurnal [2]
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachinid flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods, usually other insects. The family is known from many habitats in all zoogeographical regions and is especially diverse in South America.
Oestroidea is a superfamily of Calyptratae including the blow flies, bot flies, flesh flies, and their relatives. It occurs worldwide and has about 15,000 described species.
Gymnosoma is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Acemya is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Actinochaetopteryx is a genus of tachinid flies in the family Tachinidae. Its members occur in the Palaearctic, Oriental, and Australasian realms.
Phytomyptera is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Vanderwulpia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Linnaemya is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Actia is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae.
Voriini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae. More junior homonyms exist of Wagneria than any other animal genus name.
Dexiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Dufouriini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Dexiini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Blondeliini is a tribe of parasitic flies in the family Tachinidae. Larvae are parasitoids of other insects, mostly beetles and caterpillars. Although nearly cosmopolitan, its greatest diversity is in the New World and especially in South America.
Eryciini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae
Ernestiini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Tachininae is a subfamily of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Minthoini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Tachinini is a tribe of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Sophiini is a tribe of bristle flies in the family Tachinidae.