| Tachina | |
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| Tachina praeceps | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Tachininae |
| Tribe: | Tachinini |
| Genus: |
Tachina Meigen, 1803 |
| Type species | |
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Musca grossa Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Tachina is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae, most have larvae that are parasitoids of Lepidopteran caterpillars. There are approximately 600 species worldwide.