Belvosia borealis

Belvosia borealis is a species of bristle fly in the family Tachinidae.[3] It is a parasitoid of moths from the Ceratomia genus.[4]

Belvosia borealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Exoristinae
Tribe: Goniini
Genus: Belvosia
Species:
B. borealis
Binomial name
Belvosia borealis
Synonyms
  • Belvosia orion Brimley, 1928[2]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

References
  1. Aldrich, J.M. (1928). "A revision of the American parasitic flies belonging to the genus Belvosia" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 73(8) (2729): 45pp. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. Brimley, C.S. (1928). "Some new wasps (Hymenoptera) and two new Diptera from North Carolina". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 43: 199–206.
  3. O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. Stireman, J. O. (3 February 2005). "The evolution of generalization? Parasitoid flies and the perils of inferring host range evolution from phylogenies: Evolution of generalization?". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 18 (2): 325–336. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00850.x.
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