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Species Belvosia bifasciata

who is this? - Belvosia bifasciata - male

Parasitic Fly - Belvosia bifasciata - male

Belvosia bifasciata? - Belvosia bifasciata

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 Belvosia

Species bifasciata (Belvosia bifasciata)

Identification

Facial ridge setose at least halfway up. Hind tibia described as not being ciliate compared to some other species.

Range

across the US to Mexico and West Indies(1)

Food

recorded hosts include moths in the families Citheroniidae, Notodontidae, Saturniidae, Sphingidae(1)

Works Cited

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

Contributed by v belov on 16 April, 2009 - 4:19pm
Additional contributions by Arturo Santos
Last updated 31 October, 2023 - 12:26pm

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