Athrycia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Species Guides
1Athrycia is a of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) in the tribe Voriini. The genus contains at least five described , with Athrycia cinerea being the most thoroughly studied. Species in this genus are larval of Lepidoptera, with documented associations primarily involving noctuid . The genus has been recorded from the Palearctic region (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and Nearctic region (Canada).
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Palearctic: Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Nearctic: Prairie Provinces of Canada (Manitoba, and likely Alberta, Saskatchewan).
Host Associations
- Mamestra configurata - primary Bertha armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae); of A. cinerea in rapeseed fields
Ecological Role
Larval of Lepidoptera; A. cinerea acts as a agent of the bertha armyworm, an agricultural pest of rapeseed.
Human Relevance
A. cinerea has been investigated as a potential agent for the bertha armyworm (Mamestra configurata), a significant pest of rapeseed (canola) in the Prairie Provinces of Canada.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- PREVENTING AND TERMINATING PUPAL DIAPAUSE INATHRYCIA CINEREA(DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE)
- OBSERVATIONS ON ATHRYCIA CINEREA (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE), A PARASITE OF MAMESTRA CONFIGURATA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)
- HOSTS OF BANCHUS FLAVESCENS (HYMENOPTERA: ICHNEUMONIDAE) AND ATHRYCIA CINEREA (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE) IN MANITOBA
- DESCRIPTIONS OF THE IMMATURE STAGES AND ADULT REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS OF ATHRYCIA CINEREA (COQ.) (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE), A NATIVE PARASITOID OF MAMESTRA CONFIGURATA (WALK.) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)