Biology:Trichopoda plumipes

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Short description: Species of fly

Trichopoda plumipes
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Scientific classification edit
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]
Synonyms
  • Thereva plumipes Fabricius, 1805[1]
  • Trichopoda histrio Walker, 1849
  • Trichopoda trifasciata Loew, 1863

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

United States, Mexico.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14397236 entry