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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Phasiinae » Gymnosomatini » Gymnoclytia

Genus Gymnoclytia

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
Fly [Gymnoclytia?] ID Request - Gymnoclytia Tachinidae Genus Gymnoclytia - Gymnoclytia Fly ID - Gymnoclytia 9051114,5 tach - Gymnoclytia occidua - female Tachina Fly - Gymnoclytia tachinid fly - Gymnoclytia immaculata - male Gymnoclytia Small muscoid fly on aster - Gymnoclytia
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 Phasiinae
Tribe Gymnosomatini
Genus Gymnoclytia
Explanation of Names
Gymnoclytia Brauer & Berganstamm 1893
Numbers
Six described species in our area(1) but possibly more undescribed.
Identification
Medium-sized to small, brightly-colored flies found on flowers. Note fine hairs on abdomen, apparently not present on the similar Gymnosoma. Coloration is sexually dimorphic, with males covered in bright yellow pubescence and females cloaked in gray:
Range
New World, incl. most of NA(2)(1)
Food
Adults seen at flowers taking nectar.
Life Cycle
Parasitoids--recorded hosts include Pentatomidae and some Lepidoptera(1)
Internet References
Genus page(1)
Works Cited
1.Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
2.O’Hara J.E. (2016) World genera of the Tachinidae (Diptera) and their regional occurrence. Version 9.0
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 29 December, 2004 - 12:23pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Hartmut Wisch, Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 25 January, 2019 - 7:26am

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