''Trichopoda'' is a

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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

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e are

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of true bugs in the order

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, 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

*Subgenus '' Galactomyia'' Townsend, 1908 :*'' Trichopoda auricauda'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda castannea'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda curvicercus'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda dupuisi'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda elongata'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda eupilipes'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda flava'' Röder, 1885 :*'' Trichopoda goliana'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda lanipes'' (

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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'' Bigot, 1876 :*'' Trichopoda pilipes'' (

, 1805) :*'' Trichopoda splendida'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda subalipes'' Townsend, 1897 :*'' Trichopoda tenebrosa'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda tschorsnigi'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 :*'' Trichopoda umbra'' Walker, 1849 :*'' Trichopoda urucurytuba'' Dios & Nihei, 2020 *Subgenus '' Trichopoda''

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, 1827 :*'' Trichopoda alipes'' Wulp, 1892 :*'' Trichopoda indivisa'' Townsend, 1897 :*'' Trichopoda plumipes'' (

, 1805) :*'' Trichopoda squamipes'' Wulp, 1892 :*'' Trichopoda subdivisa'' ( Townsend, 1908) :*'' Trichopoda sabroskyi'' Dios & Nihei, 2020

References

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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