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Sturmia convergens

Sturmia convergens is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.

It is a parasitoid of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), as well as Danaus chrysippus and Agrius convolvuli. The wasp species Taeniogonalos raymenti can be reared as a hyperparasite of S. convergens.

Distribution

Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Papua New Guinea.

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