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Genus Oestrophasia

Tachinid Fly - Oestrophasia clausa - male Tachinidae (beauty), dorsal - Oestrophasia calva - male Tachinidae (beauty), head & thorax - Oestrophasia calva - male black and red fly - Oestrophasia signifera black and red fly - Oestrophasia signifera Oestrophasia calva? - Oestrophasia calva - female Amherst Oestrophasia - Oestrophasia Amherst Oestrophasia - Oestrophasia
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 Dexiinae
Tribe Dufouriini
Genus Oestrophasia
Explanation of Names
Oestrophasia Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889
Numbers
4 spp. in our area(1)
Range
New World(2), incl. most of NA(1)
Life Cycle
O. clausa is known to parasitize the June beetle Diplotaxis moerens. An uncommon Florida species (O. sabroskyi) has been documented parasitizing the Little Leaf Notcher weevil(3).
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