Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Tachinidae (Parasite flies)

Trichopoda pennipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Feather-legged Fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Musca pennipes Fabricius, 1781 | Phasia jugatoria Say, 1829 | Thereva hirtipes Fabricius, 1805 | Thereva pennipes Fabricius, 1805 | Trichopoda cilipes Wiedemann, 1830 | Trichopoda flavicornis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |

  • Trichopoda pennipes, female 4879
    Trichopoda pennipes (Fabricius, 1781)    Feather-legged Fly 
    Trichopoda pennipes, female, det. jorgemotalmeida
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-08-29 10:06:57
    Image number: 4879
    female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-08-29 10:06:57
    det. jorgemotalmeida
  • Trichopoda pennipes, female 4880
    Trichopoda pennipes (Fabricius, 1781)    Feather-legged Fly 
    Trichopoda pennipes, female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-08-29 10:05:37
    Image number: 4880
    female
    GR, Korfu, Dassia
    2011-08-29 10:05:37

Classification:
Trichopoda pennipes belongs to the subfamily Phasiinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.