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Tachinids of bertha armyworm

by James E. O'Hara

The bertha armyworm, Mamestra configurata Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), causes periodic but severe damage to canola crops in North America, particularly in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. These web pages provide information on the tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) recorded from bertha armyworm in North America. A key to adults is provided for separation of the genera, and each species known from bertha armyworm is characterized with respect to recognition, biology (including hosts) and distribution. The species included are listed under Insect Parasitoids of Bertha Armyworm.

These web pages on the Tachinids of Bertha Armyworm are adapted from a manuscript on the same topic submitted by the author for publication in The Canadian Entomologist.

Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Materials and Methods Key to Tachinid Genera Photo Album Athrycia Robineau-Desvoidy Blondelia Robineau-Desvoidy Chetogena Rondani Eurithia Robineau-Desvoidy Exorista Meigen Lespesia Robineau-Desvoidy Panzeria Robineau-Desvoidy Phryxe Robineau-Desvoidy Spallanzania Robineau-Desvoidy Winthemia Robineau-Desvoidy Conclusions References

Panzeria ampelus (Walker)

First published on the Internet in 1998
Last update: 20 June 2003
J.E. O'Hara