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Species Leskia depilis

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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