Sturmia convergens
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Sturmia convergens is a species of flies in the family Tachinidae.[2]
It is a parasite of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). The wasp species Taeniogonalos raymenti can be reared as a hyperparasite of S. convergens.[3]
References
- ^ Analecta entomologica ex Museo Reg. Havniensi maxime congesta. CRW Wiedemann, 1824
- ^ Mitra, Bulganin; Sharma, R.M. "Checklist Of Indian Tachinid Flies (Insecta: Diptera: Tachinidae)" (PDF). Jabalpur. pp. 1–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17.
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suggested) (help) - ^ 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). Clarke A.R and Zalucki M.P., 2001, Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 77 (?), pages 68–70