Trichopoda pennipes - Swift Feather-legged Fly

"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.