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Feather-legged Flies
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Feather-legged Flies

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. They are found in North and South America.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Galactomyia

subgenusGalactomyia

Trichopoda

subgenusTrichopoda

Trichopoda gradata

speciesTrichopoda gradata

Trichopoda arcuata

speciesTrichopoda arcuata

Trichopoda ypiranga

speciesTrichopoda ypiranga

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