Tribe Eryciini

Classification · Numbers · Life Cycle · Works Cited

Parasitic Fly - Hubneria estigmenensis - male

Parasitic Fly from M. yuccae Pupa From Blanco Co. Tx - Acantholespesia comstocki

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 Eryciini

Numbers

115 spp. in 25 genera in our area(1)

Life Cycle

Oviparous; macrotype eggs are laid on hosts, at least usually.

Works Cited

1.	Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico

Contributed by v belov on 10 April, 2009 - 3:03pm
Additional contributions by Arturo Santos
Last updated 4 July, 2022 - 5:52pm

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