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Trichopoda pennipes - Swift Feather-legged Fly Trichopoda pennipes - Swift Feather-legged Fly Trichopoda pennipes Click/tap to enlarge

Trichopoda pennipes - Swift Feather-legged Fly

Trichopoda pennipes - Swift Feather-legged Fly

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"Trichopoda pennipes" is a fly in the family Tachinidae. The larvae are parasitoids of several true bugs, particularly squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae and stinkbugs in the familye Pentatomidae and it is used as a biological control agents for these agricultural pests. It is native to North and South America and has been introduced into southern Europe.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by t7iguy
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By t7iguy

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Uploaded Oct 27, 2022. Captured Oct 26, 2022 13:24.