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Hystricia sp. 1 nr. vultura Macquart

Tachinidae: Tachininae: Polideiniralid

Hosts: Arctiidae

Photos:
 
Notes -
First postsutural slightly shorter than dorsocentral. Has 4 post-sut supra-alar bristles, one displaced laterally. Chars -- femur/tibia reddish black. Abdomen all black with 2 patches, thorax all black. Facial hairy -- 2 sternopleural. Supra-alar 1:3; dorsocentral 2:2; acrosticial 1:1. Golden front tibia.
Length: pictured specimen 11.2 mm. Other specimens 11.6 mm, 12.8 mm, 12.8 mm, 12.2 mm, 11.9 mm, 12.8 mm.
det. J. O. Stireman III

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Development time

Rearing Results

7 individuals; 2 from one rearing, 5 from separate rearings

Host plant (of host)

Tibouchina sp.

Caterpillar host

Arctiidae (H H Arctiid)

Natural History Observations

Voucher location

Wright State University