The feather-legged fly Trichopoda pictipennis in Cyprus

🦟Trichopoda pictipennis belongs to the fly family Tachinidae and originates from North America. Although first identified as Trichopoda pennipes in Italy, the genus was later revised by Dios et al. (2021). The species has managed to spread across Europe and throughout its invaded range it parasitizes the Southern Stink Bug Nezara viridula.

🗺️On August 26 2019, a female individual was found near Lasa village(Paphos) in Cyprus. Upon further investigation, another record was obtained by Mr Ch. Makris from Alassa dam (Limassol).

📖Read more about the species here: https://tinyurl.com/3zvbvf9j

Dios RVP, Ziegler J, Zeegers T (2021) The American genus Trichopoda (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Europe – decades of a misidentified invasive species. Contributions to Entomology 71(2): 221-225. http://dx.doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.71.2.221-225

Kazilas C, Demetriou J, Kalaentzis K (2020) Filling the gaps in the distribution of an alien species: The case of Trichopoda pennipes (Diptera: Tachinidae) in the Western Palearctic. Entomologia Hellenica 29(1): 8-16. https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.21774

Posted on 18 de janeiro de 2023, 08:31 AM by jakovosdemetriou