Trichopoda

Trichopoda
Trichopoda pennipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Tribe:	Gymnosomatini
Genus:	Trichopoda Berthold, 1827
Subgenera
Galactomyia Townsend, 1908 Trichopoda Berthold, 1827

Trichopoda plumipes on goldenrod

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.

Species[]

• Subgenus Galactomyia Townsend, 1908

• (Blanchard, 1966)
• (Blanchard, 1966)
• (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda lanipes Fabricius, 1805
• (Blanchard, 1966)
• (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda pennipes Fabricius, 1781

• Subgenus Trichopoda Berthold, 1827

• (Fabricius), 1805
• (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda indivisa Townsend, 1897
• (Fabricius), 1805
• Trichopoda plumipes (Fabricius), 1805
• Trichopoda subdivisa Townsend, 1908^[3]

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External links[]

• Photographs of Trichopoda pennipes