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Tachina fera

Tachina fera
Thomas Bresson - Tachina fera-1 (by).JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Genus: Tachina
Species: T. fera
Binomial name
Tachina fera
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Musca reccumbo Harris, 1776
  • Tachina reccumbo (Harris, 1776)
  • Musca fera Linnaeus, 1758

Tachina fera is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae. It is found across Europe as far north as Scandinavia. Its larvae are parasitoids of the caterpillars of moths in the family Noctuidae; afflicted species include the Broom Moth Ceramica pisi, the Dun-Bar Cosmia trapezina, Small Quaker Orthosia cruda and Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi.



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