Exorista sorbillans, the uzi fly, is a species of bristly fly in the family Tachinidae that is a parasitoid of caterpillars and is a problem for silkworm rearing in tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Exoristinae |
| Tribe: | Exoristini |
| Genus: | Exorista |
| Species: | E. sorbillans
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| Binomial name | |
| Exorista sorbillans | |
| Synonyms | |
The species found in India, Exorista bombycis is sometimes synonymised with this species, but is distinct from specimens obtained from the type locality, the Canary Islands.[5]
Distribution edit
Tajikistan, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, Austria, France, Japan, South Korea, Iran, Israel, Mongolia, Canary Islands, Egypt, Russia, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Lord Howe Island, Papua New Guinea.
References edit
- ^ a b Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Vol. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Louis, J.A.H. (1880). A few words on the present state and future prospects of sericiculture in Bengal. London: Civil Service Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. pp. 31 pp.
- ^ Chatterjee SN; T. Taraphdar & T. P. Mohandas (2005). "Molecular Analysis of Divergence in Tachinid Uzi (Exorista Sorbillans) Populations in India". Genetica. 125 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1007/s10709-004-6192-0. PMID 16175450.
- ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Narayanaswamy, T.K.; Govindan, R. (2000). "Mulberry silkworm ujifly, Exorista bombycis (Louis) (Diptera: Tachinidae)". Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 5 (4): 231. doi:10.1023/A:1012982030848.
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