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Cyzenis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Tachinidae

Tribe
  
Goniini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Fly

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Exoristinae

Scientific name
  
Cyzenis

Rank
  
Genus

Cyzenis

Similar
  
Cyzenis albicans, Fly, Epicampocera, Aplomya, Macquartia

Cyzenis is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.

Cyzenis albicans flies only eat winter moths. In an experimental effort to keep the winter moths in check, thousands of Cyzenis albicans have been release in 2015 in 17 sites across New England, including sites in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Maine, with some success

Species

  • C. albicans (FallĂ©n, 1810)
  • C. browni (Curran, 1933)
  • C. incrassata (Smith, 1912)
  • C. jucunda (Meigen, 1838)
  • C. pullula (Townsend, 1915)
  • C. ustulata (Reinhard, 1959)
  • References

    Cyzenis Wikipedia