Eriothrix rufomaculata

Taxobox |

image_caption = "Eriothrix rufomaculata"
name = "Eriothrix rufomaculata"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Brachycera
infraordo = Muscomorpha
zoosubsectio = Calyptratae
superfamilia = Oestroidea
familia = Tachinidae
subfamilia = Dexiinae
tribus = Voriini
genus = "Eriothrix"
species = "E. rufomaculata"
binomial = "Eriothrix rufomaculata"
binomial_authority = DeGeer, 1776

Eriothrix rufomaculata is a fly in the family Tachinidae.

Description

It is a bristly black species, with prominent orange patches on the sides of its abdomen, separated by a dorsal black line.

Life history

The species is parasitic, the larvae developing inside the larvae of moths.

Diet

Adults are flower-feeders, visiting in particular members of the Umbelliferae and Asteraceae.

tatus and distribution

This species is found in Britain, where it is quite widespread throughout the country. It is also found in Ireland.

References

* Belshaw, Robert (1993) "Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol. 10 Part 4a(i) Tachinid Flies (Diptera:Tachinidae)" Royal Entomological Society of London ISBN 0-901546-81-X

External links

* [http://www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o381-eriothrixrufomaculata.php A page about "Eriothrix rufomaculata" at English Nature's "Gardening with Wildlife in Mind" website]
* [http://tachinidae.org.uk/site/photos.php?orderby=title&ascend=ASC&pagenumber=1&search=Eriothrix+rufomaculata&target=title A selection of photos of this species at the British Tachinidae Recording Scheme's website]
* [http://www.gardensafari.net/english/picpages/eriothrix_rufomaculatus.htm A photo page at the Garden Safari website]
* [http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/R43049.HTM Pictures of the species at Bioimages.org.uk]