Trichopoda
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.[1][2] They are found in North and South America.
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Genus: | Trichopoda Berthold, 1827 |
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Trichopoda plumipes on goldenrod
Species
- Subgenus Galactomyia Townsend, 1908
- Trichopoda bosqi (Blanchard, 1966)
- Trichopoda christenseni (Blanchard, 1966)
- Trichopoda giacomelli (Blanchard, 1966)
- Trichopoda lanipes Fabricius, 1805
- Trichopoda limbata (Blanchard, 1966)
- Trichopoda nigrifrontalis (Blanchard, 1966)
- Trichopoda pennipes Fabricius, 1781
- Subgenus Trichopoda Berthold, 1827
- Trichopoda ciliata (Fabricius), 1805
- Trichopoda incognita (Blanchard, 1966)
- Trichopoda indivisa Townsend, 1897
- Trichopoda pilipes (Fabricius), 1805
- Trichopoda plumipes (Fabricius), 1805
- Trichopoda subdivisa Townsend, 1908[3]
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