Cylindromyia interrupta

Cylindromyia interrupta is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.^[4][5][6][7]

Cylindromyia interrupta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Phasiinae
Tribe:	Cylindromyiini
Genus:	Cylindromyia
Subgenus:	Neocyptera
Species:	C. interrupta
Binomial name
Cylindromyia interrupta (Meigen, 1824)[1]
Synonyms
Ocyptera interrupta Meigen, 1824[1] Ocyptera dosiades Walker, 1849[2] Ocyptera setulosa Loew, 1844[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe, Russia and in North America ( Alaska to California, North Dakota, Colorado and New Jersey).^[7] These tachinid flies live in hedge rows and dry meadows.^[8]

Description

Cylindromyia interrupta can reach a length of 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) and a wingspan of 12 millimetres (0.47 in).^[8][9] Body is slender. Thorax is black, while the abdomen is reddish with two silver rings, a wide longitudinal black marking and black apical tergites. Hind tibiae have 1 or 2 posteroventral bristles. Apical scutellars are absent. The abdomen has median discal bristles on tergites 1, 2, 3 and 4.^[10] The bright white calypteres stand out.^[9]

Biology

Adults can be found from May to August. They mainly feed on nectar and pollen of Apiaceae (especially Leucanthemum vulgare).^[8] This tachnid fly parasitizes moths and true bugs (Hemiptera). The larvae develop inside the living host.^[9][11]