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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 28 No. 28 |

Sturmia bella
Sturmia bella (Sturmia bella) – species of family “Tachinid Flies“

Sturmia bella is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Larvae can parasitize over twenty lepidopteran species, such as Parantica sita.

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Fabulously red against clichés“ There are many prejudices about insects. Bernd, the fire bug says "Don't believe everything you hear!"

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„Sturmia bella“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily