Myiopharus doryphorae (formerly Doryphorophaga doryphorae) is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. It is native to North America,[2] and has a current distribution ranging from British Columbia and Nova Scotia in the north to Arizona, Mexico and South Carolina in the south.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Genus: | Myiopharus |
| Species: | M. doryphorae
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| Myiopharus doryphorae (Riley, 1869)
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This fly is one of the main native, relatively specific parasitoid insects of the Colorado potato beetle in North America. Its life cycle takes place in successive larval stages of the host. Its final stage occurs underground inside the nymph of the beetle.
This species has been studied for use in biological control of the Colorado potato beetle.
References
edit- ^ "Myiopharus doryphorae Synonyms". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ O'Hara, James E.; Wood, D. Monty (28 January 2004). "Checklist Of The Tachinidae (Diptera) Of America North Of Mexico" (PDF). Nicaragua: Biodiversidad de Nicaragua. pp. 1–42.
- ^ Pape T.; Thompson F.C. (28 September 2018). "Species Details : Myiopharus doryphorae (Riley, 1869). Systema Dipterorum (version 1.5, May 2012)". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2017-07-28.