Echinopyrrhosia varia (Walker, 1853)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echinopyrrhosia varia (Walker, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Walker, 1853)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tachinidae
- Genus
- Echinopyrrhosia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyTachinidae
- genusEchinopyrrhosia Townsend, 1914
- speciesEchinopyrrhosia varia (Walker, 1853)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinopyrrhosia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinopyrrhosia alpina Townsend, 1914 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinopyrrhosia arrogans Reinhard, 1975 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinopyrrhosia atypica Townsend, 1914 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinopyrrhosia melanica Townsend, 1914 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinopyrrhosia notata (Walker, 1853) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinopyrrhosia trophocyon Aldrich, 1928 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tachina varia Walker, 1853 Walker, 1853 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Walker, F. (1853) Diptera. Part IV, pp. 253-474, pls. 7-8. In [Saunders, W. W. (ed.)], Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. 1. Van Voorst, London. 474 pp. [before 1853.03.07].Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38KNW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.