Leschenaultia bicolor explained

Leschenaultia bicolor is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.^{[1] [2]}

Hosts

It is a parasitoid of Halysidota caterpillars, including Halysidota cinctipes and Halysidota pearsoni.^[3]

Distribution

Canada, United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela.

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: Checklist Of The Tachinidae (Diptera) Of America North Of Mexico . James E. . O'Hara . Wood, D. Monty . 28 January 2004 . Biodiversidad de Nicaragua . Nicaragua . 1–42 .
3. Gudin . Filipe Macedo . Carneiro . Isabela Maciel Monteiro . An overview of hosts of the New World genus Leschenaultia (Diptera: Tachinidae), with a new record for L. bicolor in Halysidota pearsoni (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Brazil . The Canadian Entomologist . December 2020 . 152 . 6 . 734–761 . 10.4039/tce.2020.46.