Biology:Istocheta aldrichi
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Short description: Species of fly
| Istocheta aldrichi | |
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| I. aldrichi egg on Japanese beetle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Genus: | Istocheta |
| Species: | I. aldrichi
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| Binomial name | |
| Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil, 1953)
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Istocheta aldrichi, the winsome fly, is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.[1][2][3] Originally from Japan, it has been introduced in North America in 1922 as a biocontrol to combat the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). It is established in northeastern North America.[1][4] Larvae pupate inside the host beetle.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Istocheta aldrichi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=651784. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Istocheta aldrichi species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/83e72ee525bf443522e9444f92b47e21. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Istocheta aldrichi Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/85196. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ O'Hara, James E.. "Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico". Tachinidae Resources. http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Tach/Nearctic/CatNAmer/Home/CatNAmerhome.html.
- ↑ Gagnon, Marie-Eve; Giroux, Marjolaine (2019). "Records of the Japanese beetle and its parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil) (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Québec, Canada". The Tachnid Times (32). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331593987. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
Further reading
- O'Hara, James E.; Wood, D. Monty (2004). Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of America North of Mexico. Memoirs on Entomology, International. 18. International Associated Publishers.. ISBN 978-1-56665-078-6.
- O'Hara, James E.; Stireman, John O. III. "Tachinidae Resources". http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Tach/home.html. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14392884 entry
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