Trichopoda plumipes

(Trichopoda plumipes)

Description

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. It is found in North America.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Diptera

Family:Tachinidae

Genus:Trichopoda

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