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.[4][5] They are found in North and South America.[6][7]
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^Arnaud Jr, Paul H. (1978). A Host-Parasite Catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 860 pp.
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abTownsend, C.H.T. (1897). "Contributions from the New Mexico Biological Station.—No II. (continued). On a collection of Diptera from the lowlands of the Rio Nautla, in the state of Vera Cruz. II. [Concl.]". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 20 (6): 272–29.
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