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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Dexiinae » Voriini » Thelaira » Thelaira americana

Species Thelaira americana

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Possible Thelaira? - Thelaira americana Colorful Tachinid Fly - Thelaira americana - male Medium fly with brown spot - Thelaira americana Fly - Thelaira americana Fly - Thelaira americana - male Fly - Thelaira americana Fly - Thelaira americana - female Fly - Thelaira americana
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 Dexiinae
Tribe Voriini
Genus Thelaira
Species americana (Thelaira americana)
Explanation of Names
Thelaira americana Brooks 1945
Range
NA, transcontinental (NS-BC to Mexico)(1)
Food
hosts: Arctiidae (Diacrisia virginica, Estigmene acrea)(1)
See Also
Superficially similar to dark Blondeliini. Differs in size and configuration of acrostichal and scutellar bristles (among other characters).
Print References
Brooks, A. R. 1945. New Canadian Diptera (Tachinidae). The Canadian Entomologist. 77: 78-96.
Internet References
Tachinidae Resources (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Phylogeny of World Tachinidae Project
Works Cited
1.Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
2.O'Hara J.E. (2003-2012) Homepage for Tachinidae resources
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by v belov on 12 February, 2014 - 12:22pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 21 March, 2016 - 4:09am

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