Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Tachininae » Siphonini » Goniocera » Goniocera io

Species Goniocera io

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 Tachininae

Tribe Siphonini

Genus Goniocera

Species io (Goniocera io)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cartocometes io Aldrich, 1929

Identification

Distinguished from other North American Siphononi by the row of anterodorsal bristles on mid tibia (one or sometimes none in other genera). Also the scutellum is nearly bare dorsally (with many setulae in most Siphonini), femora are dark, tibiae are pale, and the body has a mottled appearance with spots at insertion of bristles tending to coalesce into brown patches. Vein R4+5 has several bristles between base and r-m, as normal in Siphonini, but other veins are bare. Both the BugGuide photo and the TachImage Gallery photo show a short spur in the middle of dm-cu.

Range

Northeast USA and adjacent Canada

Food

Larvae have been reported as parasites of Malacosoma (tent caterpillar moths).

Internet References

TachImage Gallery

Contributed by John F. Carr on 13 September, 2015 - 7:14pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: