Trichopoda plumipes (Fabricius, 1805)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Tachinidae   >   Genus Trichopoda   

Description:

"It is recognized by the color pattern on the abdomen (black with pairs of rectangular yellow spots). Yellow scutellum, and the wing with wide and clearly defined hyaline band posteriorly" (Gary J. Steck/BugGuide, 2014).

There are 9 records in the project database.

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A Trichopoda plumipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2014). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Trichopoda plumipes in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2014). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Trichopoda plumipes in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/22/2017). Determined by Ben Coulter/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Trichopoda plumipes in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2011). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Trichopoda plumipes in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2016). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Trichopoda plumipes in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Trichopoda plumipes in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/15/2008). Determined by Eric R. Eaton/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)


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