Exorista sorbillans explained

Exorista sorbillans, the uzi fly, is a species of bristly fly in the family Tachinidae that is a parasitoid of caterpillars and is a problem for silkworm rearing in tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia.[1] [2]

The species found in India, Exorista bombycis is sometimes synonymised with this species, but is distinct from specimens obtained from the type locality, the Canary Islands.[3]

Distribution

Tajikistan, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, Austria, France, Japan, South Korea, Iran, Israel, Mongolia, Canary Islands, Egypt, Russia, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Lord Howe Island, Papua New Guinea.

Notes and References

  1. Genetica. 125. 1. 1–15. 10.1007/s10709-004-6192-0. 16175450. Molecular Analysis of Divergence in Tachinid Uzi (Exorista Sorbillans) Populations in India. Chatterjee SN. T. Taraphdar. T. P. Mohandas. amp. 2005.
  2. Web site: O’Hara . James E. . Henderson . Shannon J. . D. Monty . Wood . Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World. Tachinidae Resources . 21 August 2023 . 5 March 2020.
  3. 10.1023/A:1012982030848 . 2000. Narayanaswamy. T.K.. Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 5. 4. 231. Govindan. R.. Mulberry silkworm ujifly, Exorista bombycis (Louis) (Diptera: Tachinidae).