Genus Hubneria

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Food · Remarks · Works Cited

Parasitic Fly - Hubneria estigmenensis - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Calyptratae)

Superfamily Oestroidea

Family Tachinidae (Parasitic Flies)

Subfamily Exoristinae

Tribe Eryciini

Genus Hubneria

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hubneria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1848

Explanation of Names

Probably named for Jacob Hübner. Some spell the genus name Huebneria, but that is technically incorrect because the original spelling of the genus did not have an umlaut.

Food

Parasitoid primarily of tiger moths in tribe Arctiini. The American estigmenensis is recorded only from subtribe Spilosomina. The European affinis is additionally known from Arctia and "rarer on hairy caterpillars of other families."(1)

Remarks

The only North American species, estigmenensis, is widespread in northern North America south to Arizona in mountains.

Works Cited

1.	The Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Central Europe: Identification Keys for the Species and Data on Distribution and Ecology Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Herting. 1994. State Museum of Natural Science, Stuttgart.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 19 February, 2016 - 9:06pm
Last updated 4 April, 2016 - 7:26pm

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