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 and there is a fringe of flattened hairs on the hind legs. The larvae are parasitoids of true bugs in the order Hemiptera, including stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae and leaf-footed bugs and squash bugs in the family Coreidae.BugGuide 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 (Fabricius, 1805) Trichopoda nigricauda Bigot, 1876 Trichopoda pennipes Fabricius, 1781 Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot, 1876 Trichopoda pilipes (Fabricius, 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 Berthold, 1827 Trichopoda alipes Wulp, 1892 Trichopoda indivisa Townsend, 1897 Trichopoda plumipes (Fabricius, 1805) Trichopoda squamipes Wulp, 1892 Trichopoda subdivisa (Townsend, 1908) Trichopoda sabroskyi Dios & Nihei, 2020
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External links Photographs of Trichopoda pennipes