Sturmia convergens explained

Sturmia convergens is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is a parasitoid of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), as well as Danaus chrysippus and Agrius convolvuli.^[4] The wasp species Taeniogonalos raymenti can be reared as a hyperparasite of S. convergens.^[5]

Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Papua New Guinea.

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 . 22 November 2023 . 5 March 2020.
2. Web site: Checklist Of Indian Tachinid Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Tachinidae) . Bulganin . Mitra . Sharma, R.M. . Jabalpur . 1–18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217065706/http://zsi.gov.in/checklist/Indian%20Tachinid%20flies.pdf . 2010-12-17 .
3. O'Hara . James E. . Shima, Hiroshi . Zhang, Chuntian . 2009 . Annotated Catalogue of the Tachinidae (Insecta: Diptera) of China . Zootaxa . 2190 . 1–236 . Auckland, New Zealand . Magnolia Press . 10.11646/zootaxa.2190.1.1 . 1175-5334 . 2011-02-24 .
4. Web site: Agrius convolvuli (convolvulus hawkmoth) . Invasive Species Compendium (ISC) . CAB International.
5. Clarke . A. R. . Zalucki . M. P. . Taeniogonalos raymenti Carmean & Kimsey (Hymenoptera : Trigonalidae) reared as a hyperparasite of Sturmia convergens (Weidemann) (Diptera : Tachinidae), a primary parasite of Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) . Pan-pacific Entomologist . 2001 . 77 . 2 . 68–70. 29 November 2023.