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Species Atacta brasiliensis

medium size Fly with Golden Posterior - Atacta brasiliensis

medium size Fly with Golden Posterior - Atacta brasiliensis - male

Atacta brasiliensis? - Atacta brasiliensis - male

Atacta brasiliensis? - Atacta brasiliensis

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 Goniini

Genus Atacta

Species brasiliensis (Atacta brasiliensis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Atacta brasiliensis Schiner, 1868

Explanation of Names

It was originally found in Brazil on the Novara Expedition.

Identification

Distinguished from other Atacta by abdomen with yellow to orange tip (gray to yellowish gray in other species) and fewer bristles.

Range

Southeast USA to Brazil and Peru

Remarks

Known to parasitize Noctuoidea and Sphingidae.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 2 January, 2016 - 8:10pm
Last updated 5 June, 2020 - 6:16pm

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