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Calolydella sp. 1 female Townsend

Tachinidae: Exoristinae: Blondeliiniralid

Hosts: Arctiidae

Photos:
 
Notes - female "spine face"
Two proclinate front orbital setae. Eye bare. Parafacial - silvery white ~med-strong. Facial ridge with bristles on lower 1/2. Antennae (1st flag.) long and thick. Thoracic stripes fused completely into 2 stripes. Scutellum all black except tip; no apicals, blunt.
Length:
female in full-body photos: 7.1 mm, second female 7.8 mm
det. J. O. Stireman III

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Development time

Rearing Results

2 females

Host plant (of host)

Vernonia (Asteraceae)

Caterpillar host

HH Arctiid

Natural History Observations

solitary? from 2 separate rearings

Voucher location

Wright State University