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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Tachininae » Leskiini » Leskia » Leskia depilis

Species Leskia depilis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Works Cited
Fern fly - Leskia depilis Fern fly - Leskia depilis 8034905 tach - Leskia depilis - male Tachinid Fly - Leskia depilis Tachinid in leaf tie with plume moths - Leskia depilis - male tachinid fly - Leskia depilis orange fly - Leskia depilis - female Fly - Leskia depilis - female
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 Leskiini
Genus Leskia
Species depilis (Leskia depilis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Myiobia depile Coquillett, 1895
Leskiopalpus calidus Townsend, 1916
This is probably also Dexia analis Say, 1829, but without any of Say's specimens remaining it is impossible to be sure.
Explanation of Names
"Hairless"
Range
Eastern North America
Food
Reared from Herpetogramma aeglealis(1) (Crambidae) and an unidentified plume moth.
Works Cited
1.Serpentine Webworm
Contributed by John F. Carr on 15 October, 2015 - 8:39pm
Last updated 8 November, 2017 - 6:17pm

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