Global InformationExorista mella information
| Exorista mella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Exoristinae |
| Tribe: | Exoristini |
| Genus: | Exorista |
| Species: | E. mella
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| Binomial name | |
| Exorista mella (Walker, 1849)[1]
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Exorista mella is a tachinid fly of the genus Ezorista within the family Tachinidae of the order Diptera.[7] They are typically found in the United States and Canada.[8] Within the U.S in the state of Arizona they have been found in both mountainous and agricultural regions. E. mella is a parasitoid fly, a polyphagous generalist which parasitizes a variety of hosts.
Female E. mella flies are selective when deciding on what host to parasitize. Once a host is selected a female may oviposit her eggs on the surface of the host. Larvae then burrow into the host for the remainder of their development usually killing the host once they emerge during either prepupae or pupae stage of development. Experiments in these flies have suggested that they can learn from experience that influence certain behaviors as suggest them as candidates for biocontrol agents to control certain pests.[clarification needed]
- ^ a b Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. London: British Museum. pp. [3] + 689-1172 + [2]. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Forbush, E.H.; Fernald, C.H. (1896). The gypsy moth. Porthetria dispar (Linn.). A report of the work of destroying the insect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, together with an account of its history and habits both in Massachusetts and Europe. Boston: Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. pp. 495 pp. + c pp.
- ^ Townsend, C.H.T. (1891). "Two new tachinids" (PDF). Psyche. 6: 83–85. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ LeBaron, W. (1871). "Insects injurious to the apple tree". State Ent. Rpt. Noxious Beneficial Insects St. Ill (2): 13–46.
- ^ Townsend, C.H.T. (1892). "The North American genera of calyptrate Muscidae. Paper IV. Sarcophagidae and Muscidae s. str". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 19: 279–284. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Townsend, C.H.T. (1908). "The taxonomy of the muscoidean flies, including descriptions of new genera and species". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 51. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Stireman, John O. (2002-09-01). "Learning in the Generalist Tachinid Parasitoid Exorista mella Walker (Diptera: Tachinidae)". Journal of Insect Behavior. 15 (5): 689–706. doi:10.1023/A:1020752024329. ISSN 1572-8889. S2CID 36686371.
- ^ Butler, G. D.; Bryan, D. E.; Jackson, C. G. (1968-02-01). "Development of the Salt-Marsh Caterpillar Parasite, Exorista mella at Controlled Constant and Variable Temperatures in the Laboratory". Journal of Economic Entomology. 61 (1): 161–162. doi:10.1093/jee/61.1.161. ISSN 0022-0493.