by James E. O'Hara and Shannon Henderson
This is the homepage of a series of web pages that provide pictures of authoritatively identified tachinid specimens. The imaged specimens are primarly housed in the Diptera Unit of the Canadian National Collection of Insects (CNC) in Ottawa, Canada.
This is an active website and images will be added periodically. The date of the last update is shown at the bottom of this page.
Using the TachImage Gallery
Each species has its own web page, which can be accessed by clicking a name in the list below. Images are arranged as thumbnails on the right side of each species page. Click a thumbnail to open an image in the larger frame to the left and to display label and related information in the box below the images. Images have been prepared using Zoomify and can be zoomed and moved around in the frame.
A uniquely numbered identifier label has been added to each imaged specimen and the number on the identifier label is cited under each image. Details about the photographic and lighting equipment used to take the images are given on the Photographic Methods page.
Species pages for North American Tachinidae follow the classification given in the Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico. The generic classification for North American and other Tachinidae follows World Genera of the Tachinidae (Diptera) and their Regional Occurrence.
TachImage Gallery
Click on a thumbail name below to go to the web page of that species or use the search box below.
Dexiinae
Dexiini
Ateloglossa cinerea Coquillett
Ateloglossa marginalis (Curran)
Billaea montana (West)
Billaea pectinata (Meigen)
Campylocheta semiothisae (Brooks)
Dexia rustica (Fabricius)
Dinera carinifrons (Fallén)
Dinera grisescens (Fallén)
Dolichocodia bivittata (Coquillett)
Dolichocodia furacis Reinhard
Estheria cinerea (Townsend)
Estheria cristata (Meigen)
Euchaetogyne roederi (Williston)
Eumegaparia flaveola (Coquillett)
Megaparia venosa
van der Wulp
van der Wulp
Microchaetina rubidiapex (Reinhard)
Mochlosoma validum B. & B.
Nicephorus floridensis Reinhard
Nimioglossa ravida Reinhard
Ochrocera vaginalis Townsend
Opsotheresia obesa Townsend
Pelycops nr. darwini Aldrich
Phalacrophyto sarcophagina (Coq.)
Ptilodexia conjuncta (van der Wulp)
Trixodes obesus Coquillett
Zelia vertebrata (Say)
Freraeini
Freraea montana Coquillett
Eutherini
Euthera bicolor Coquillett
Euthera setifacies Brooks
Euthera tentatrix Loew
Euthera woodi O'Hara
Sophiini
Cordyligaster septentrionalis Tns.
Euantha litturata (Olivier)
Euanthoides petiolata (Townsend)
Telothyriini
Telothyria thecata (Coquillett)
Uramyini
Uramya halisidotae (Townsend)
Uramya indita (Walker)
Uramya pristis (Walker)
Voriini
Aldrichomyia macropogon (Bigot)
Athrycia cinerea (Coquillett)
Bahrettinia arida (Reinhard)
Blepharomyia piliceps (Zetterstedt)
Blepharomyia tibialis (Curran)
Chaetonopsis spinosa (Coquillett)
Chaetoplagia atripennis Coquillett
Chaetovoria seriata (Aldrich)
Chiloclista bicolor Townsend
Cockerelliana capitata Townsend
Cyrtophleba nitida Curran
Eriothrix penitalis (Coquillett)
Eulasiona comstocki (Townsend)
Eulasiona genalis Townsend
Euptilopareia erucicola (Coquillett)
Goniochaeta plagioides Townsend
Hypovoria discalis (Brooks)
Kirbya aldrichi (Curran)
Kirbya setosa (Townsend)
Kirbya sp.
Meledonus californicus (Coq.)
Meledonus latipennis Aldrich
Meleterus montanus Aldrich
Metaplagia brevicornis Brooks
Metaplagia orientalis (Townsend)
Metopomuscopteryx tibialis (Coquillett)
Metopomuscopteryx
n. sp.
n. sp.
Muscopteryx chaetosula Townsend
Muscopteryx evexa (Reinhard)
Neosolieria sp.
Periscepsia cinerosa (Coquillett)
Periscepsia clesides (Walker)
Periscepsia helymus (Walker)
Periscepsia laevigata (van der Wulp)
Periscepsia stylata
(B. & B.)
(B. & B.)
Phyllomya fuscicosta Curran
Phyllomya washingtoniana (Big.)
Plagiomima cognata Aldrich
Plagiomima spinosula (Bigot)
Spathidexia clemonsi Townsend
Spathidexia dunningii (Coquillett)
Spathidexia elegans (Reinhard)
Thelaira americana Brooks
Thelaira bryanti Curran
Trafoia arctica (Sack)
Trafoia n. sp.
Trismegistomya pumilis (Reinhard)
Trochilodes leonardi (West)
Trochilodes skinneri Coquillett
Uclesia zonalis Curran
Voria aurifrons (Townsend)
Voria ruralis (Fallén)
Wagneria pacata Reinhard
Wagneria vernata West
Exoristinae
Blondeliini
Admontia degeerioides (Coquillett)
Angustia pallidipalpis (van der Wulp)
Anisia serotina (Reinhard)
Anoxynops aldrichi (Curran)
Belida chaetoneura (Coquillett)
Blondelia hyphantriae (Tothill)
Calolydella lathami (Curran)
Calolydella summatis Reinhard
Celatoria diabroticae (Shiner)
Chaetonodexodes vanderwulpi (Tns.)
Chaetostigmoptera crassinervis (Walton)
Compsilura concinnata (Meigen)
Cryptomeigenia hinei (Coquillett)
Dolichotarsus livescens Reinhard
Eribella exilis (Coquillett)
Erynniopsis antennata (Rondani)
Eucelatoria dimmocki (Aldrich)
Eucelatoria leucophaeata (Rnh.)
Euhalidaya genalis (Coquillett)
Euthelyconychia vexans (Curran)
Istocheta aldrichi (Mesnil)
Ligeria latigena Wood
Lixadmontia franki Wood & Cave
Lixophaga opaca Reinhard
Medina quinteri (Townsend)
Meigenia submissa (Aldrich & Webber)
Meigenielloides cinereus (Townsend)
Miamimyia cincta Townsend
Myiopharus doryphorae (Riley)
Myiopharus moestus (van der Wulp)
Myiopharus neilli O'Hara
Opsomeigenia pusilla (Coquillett)
Oswaldia aurifrons (Townsend)
Oxynops anthracinus (Bigot)
Paracraspedothrix angulicornis (Curran)
Phasmophaga meridionalis Tns.
Phyllophilopsis nitens (Coquillett)
Picconia derisa (Reinhard)
Policheta crassispinosa Wood
Prodegeeria pammelas (Reinhard)
Steleoneura novemmaculata Wied.
Trigonospila sp.
Trigonospila sp. 2
Vibrissina aurifrons (Curran)
Zaira arrisor (Reinhard)
Eryciini
Acantholespesia comstocki (Williston)
Ametadoria harrisinae (Coquillett)
Aplomya theclarum (Scudder)
Buquetia obscura (Coquillett)
Carcelia reclinata (Aldrich & Webber)
Drino rhoeo (Walker)
Drino bohemica Mesnil
Eunemorilla longicornis (Reinhard)
Gymnophryxe claripennis (Reinhard)
Heliodorus cochisensis Reinhard
Lespesia frenchii (Williston)
Lespesia stonei Sabrosky
Lydella radicis (Townsend)
Madremyia saundersii (Williston)
Myothyriopsis picta (Wulp)
Nilea disparis (Reinhard)
Phebellia helvina (Coquillett)
Phryxe pecosensis (Townsend)
Prooppia strigifrons (Zetterstedt)
Siphosturmia confusa Reinhard
Siphosturmia melampyga (Reinhard)
Sisyropa alypiae Sellers
Townsendiellomyia nidicola (Townsend)
Tryphera n. sp.
Tsugaea nox Hall
Zizyphomyia arguta Reinhard
Zizyphomyia crescentis (Reinhard)
Exoristini
Austrophorocera stolida (Reinhard)
Austrophorocera
CNC n. sp. B
CNC n. sp. B
Bessa harveyi (Townsend)
Chetogena tachinomoides (Tns.)
Exorista mella (Walker)
Gueriniopsis setipes (Coquillett)
Parasetigena silvestris (Robineau-Desvoidy)
Phorocera exigua Wood
Tachinomyia montana (Smith)
Tachinomyia variata Curran
Goniini
Belvosia bifasciata (Fabricius)
Blepharipa pratensis (Meigen)
Chaetocraniopsis argenticeps Aldrich
Chrysoexorista ochracea (Wulp)
Cyzenis browni (Curran)
Gonia porca Williston
Leschenaultia bicolor (Macquart)
Vibrissovoria aurea Townsend
Masiphyini
Masiphya sp.
Winthemiini
Chesippus notialis Reinhard
Hemisturmia parva (Bigot)
Nemorilla pyste (Walker)
Orasturmia vallicola Reinhard
Smidtia fumiferanae (Tothill)
Winthemia datanae (Townsend)
Winthemia vesiculata (Townsend)
Phasiinae
Catharosiini
Catharosia sp.
Cylindromyiini
Besseria brevipennis (Loew)
Cylindromyia euchenor (Walker)
Cylindromyia mirabilis (Townsend)
Hemyda aurata Robineau-Desvoidy
Penthosia satanica (Bigot)
Gymnosomatini
Ectophasiopsis arcuata (Bigot)
Gymnoclytia unicolor (Brooks)
Gymnosoma par Walker
Trichopoda pennipes (Say)
Xanthomelanodes arcuatus (Say)
Imitomyiini
Imitomyia sugens (Loew)
Leucostomatini
Clairvillia timberlakei (Walton)
Leucostoma simplex (Fallén)
Parerigonini
Eleuthromyia inusitata Reinhard
Phasiini
Euclytia flava (Townsend)
Opesia americana (Bigot)
Phasia aldrichii (Townsend)
Phasia diversa (Coquillett)
Phasia fenestrata (Bigot)
Subclytia rotundiventris (Fallén)
Xysta holosericea (Fabricius)
Strongygastrini
Strongygaster didyma (Loew)
Tachininae
Ernestiini
Bombyliomyia soror (Williston)
Coloradomyia sp.
Gymnocheta ruficornis Williston
Hineomyia setigera (Coquillett)
Linnaemya comta (Fallén)
Linnaemya anthracina Thompson
Linnaemya glauca (Brooks)
Loewia foeda (Meigen)
Panzeria ampelus (Walker)
Germariini
Germaria angustata (Zetterstedt)
Graphogastrini
Phytomyptera setigera (Thomson)
Iceliini
Icelia sp.
Leskiini
Aphria ocypterata Townsend
Drepanoglossa lucens Townsend
Genea sp.
Ginglymia johnsoni (Coquillett)
Leskia depilis (Coquillett)
Leskia occidentalis (Coquillett)
Stomatodexia sp.
Megaprosopini
Megaprosopus regalis (Reinhard)
Microphthalma disjuncta (Wiedemann)
Trichoprosopus sp.
Minthoini
Paradidyma singularis (Townsend)
Vanderwulpia sequens Townsend
Myiophasiini
Cholomyia inaequipes Bigot
Gnadochaeta metallica (Townsend)
Nemoraeini
Macromya crocata Reinhard
Xanthophyto sp.
Ormiini
Ormia reinhardi (Sabrosky)
Pelatachinini
Pelatachina limata Coquillett
Polideiini
Chlorohystricia cyaneiventris (Wulp)
Chromatocera setigena (Coquillett)
Chrysotachina alcedo (Loew)
Chrysotachina auriceps O'Hara
Chrysotachina sp.
Dichocera dichoceroides (Arn.)
Euscopolia dakotensis Townsend
Exoristoides johnsoni Coquillett
Homalactia harringtoni (Coq.)
Hystricia abrupta (Wiedemann)
Hystricia testaceiventris Wulp
Lydina americana (Townsend) sp. cmplx.
Lypha fumipennis Brooks
Mactomyia fracida Reinhard
Mauromyia brevis (Coquillett)
Mauromyia picticornis (Reinhard)
Micronychia woodi O'Hara
Nigrilypha gnoma O'Hara
Ostracophyto aristalis Townsend
Spilochaetosoma californicum Smith
Siphonini
Actia interrupta Curran
Ceromya balli O'Hara
Goniocera io (Aldrich)
Siphona cristata (Fabricius)
Siphona intrudens (Curran)
Siphona lutea (Townsend)
Siphona xanthogaster (O'Hara)
Tachinini
Adejeania vexatrix (Osten Sacken)
Archytas instabilis Curran
Archytas metallicus (Robineau-Desvoidy)
Copecrypta ruficauda (van der Wulp)
Deopalpus contiguus (Reinhard)
Epalpus signifer (Walker)
Jurinella lutzi Curran
Jurinia pompalis (Reinhard)
Juriniopsis aurifrons Brooks
Microtropesa sp.
Paradejeania rutilioides (Jaennicke)
Pararchytas decisus (Walker)
Parepalpus flavidus Coquillett
Peleteria iterans (Walker)
Protodejeania hystricosa (Williston)
Rhachoepalpus olivaceus Townsend
Ruiziella sp.
Tachina latifacies (Tothill)
Xanthoepalpus bicolor (Williston)
