''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The

haltere ''Halteres'' (; singular ''halter'' or ''haltere'') (from grc, ἁλτῆρες, weights held in the hands to give an impetus in leaping) are a pair of small club-shaped organs on the body of two orders of flying insects that provide infor ...

s are covered with yellow scales and there is a fringe of flattened hairs on the hind legs. The larvae are

parasitoids In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionary strategies within parasi ...

of true bugs in the order

Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...

, including stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae and leaf-footed bugs and squash bugs in the family Coreidae. They are found in North and South America.

Species

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Galactomyia ''Galactomyia'' (commonly known as the feather-legged fly or hairy-legged fly) is a subgenus of Tachinidae, tachinid flies. They are found in North and South America. Species *''Trichopoda auricauda'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 *''Trichopoda castannea'' ...

'' Townsend, 1908 :*'' Trichopoda auricauda'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda castannea ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda curvicercus'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda dupuisi ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales a ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda elongata ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda eupilipes ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda flava ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Röder, 1885 :*''

Trichopoda goliana ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda lanipes ''Trichopoda lanipes'' is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Canada, United States, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...

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, 1805) :*''

Trichopoda nigricauda ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Bigot, 1876 :*''

Trichopoda pennipes ''Trichopoda pennipes'' is a species of feather-legged fly in the dipteran family Tachinidae. Distribution This species is native to North America (United States, Mexico), Hawaiian Islands and South America and has been introduced into south ...

, 1781 :*''

Trichopoda pictipennis ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Bigot, 1876 :*''

Trichopoda pilipes ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

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, 1805) :*''

Trichopoda splendida ''Trichopoda splendida'', is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and L ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda subalipes ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Townsend, 1897 :*''

Trichopoda tenebrosa ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda tschorsnigi ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*''

Trichopoda umbra ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Walker, 1849 :*''

Trichopoda urucurytuba ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 *Subgenus ''

Trichopoda ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales a ...

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, 1827 :*''

Trichopoda alipes ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Wulp, 1892 :*''

Trichopoda indivisa ''Trichopoda indivisa'' is a species of feather-legged flies in the family Tachinidae. Distribution United States, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...

'' Townsend, 1897 :*'' Trichopoda plumipes'' (

, 1805) :*''

Trichopoda squamipes ''Trichopoda'' is a genus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. They are small, brightly coloured flies that congregate on flowers, feeding on nectar. The halteres are covered with yellow scales an ...

'' Wulp, 1892 :*''

Trichopoda subdivisa ''Trichopoda subdivisa'', the fringe-legged tachinid fly, is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution United States. References Phasiinae Diptera of North America Insects described in 1897 Taxa named by Charles H ...

'' ( Townsend, 1908) :*''

Trichopoda sabroskyi ''Trichopoda sabroskyi'', is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae. Distribution Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and L ...

'' Dios & Nihei, 2020

References

External links

Photographs of Trichopoda pennipes
Tachinidae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Arnold Adolph Berthold Diptera of South America Diptera of North America Diptera of Australasia {{tachinidae-stub