Trichopoda plumipes

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.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2][4]

Trichopoda plumipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Genus: Trichopoda
Species:
T. plumipes
Binomial name
Trichopoda plumipes
(Fabricius, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Thereva plumipes Fabricius, 1805
  • Trichopoda histrio Walker, 1849
  • Trichopoda trifasciata Loew, 1863

References
  1. "Trichopoda plumipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. "Trichopoda plumipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. "Trichopoda plumipes Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. O'Hara James E. "Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico". Tachinidae Resources.

Further reading
  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.


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