Galactomyia

Galactomyia
Trichopoda pennipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Phasiinae
Tribe:	Trichopodini
Genus:	Trichopoda
Subgenus:	Galactomyia Townsend, 1908

Galactomyia is a subgenus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies. .^[1][2] They are found in North and South America.

Species

• Trichopoda bosqi (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda christenseni (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda giacomelli (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda lanipes Fabricius, 1805
• Trichopoda limbata (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda nigrifrontalis (Blanchard, 1966)
• Trichopoda pennipes Fabricius, 1781

References

1. BugGuide
2. Arnaud Jr, Paul H. (1978). A Host-Parasite Catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture. p. 1-860.

External links

• Photographs of Trichopoda pennipes