Trichopoda (subgenus)
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| Trichopoda | |
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| Trichopoda sabroskyi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasiinae |
| Tribe: | Gymnosomatini |
| Genus: | Trichopoda |
| Subgenus: | Trichopoda Berthold, 1827[1] |
| Type species | |
| Thereva plumipes | |
Trichopoda is a subgenus of tachinid flies, commonly known as the feather-legged flies or hairy-legged flies.[3][4] They are found in North and South America.