Istocheta aldrichi
I. aldrichi egg on Japanese beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Genus: Istocheta
Species:
I. aldrichi
Binomial name
Istocheta aldrichi
(Mesnil, 1953)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hyperecteina aldrichi Mesnil, 1953

Istocheta aldrichi, the winsome fly, is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.[1][2][3] Originally from Japan, it has been introduced in North America in 1922 as a biocontrol to combat the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). It is established in northeastern North America.[1][4] Larvae pupate inside the host beetle.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Istocheta aldrichi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Istocheta aldrichi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Istocheta aldrichi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ↑ O'Hara, James E. "Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico". Tachinidae Resources.
  5. ↑ Gagnon, Marie-Eve; Giroux, Marjolaine (2019). "Records of the Japanese beetle and its parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil) (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Québec, Canada". The Tachnid Times (32). Retrieved 22 November 2022.

Further reading

  • O'Hara, James E.; Wood, D. Monty (2004). Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of America North of Mexico. Memoirs on Entomology, International. Vol. 18. International Associated Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56665-078-6. ISSN 1083-6284.
  • O'Hara, James E.; Stireman, John O. III. "Tachinidae Resources". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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