Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 455 No. 455 |
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.
Ancestry Graph
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arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active
insects-->brachyceran-flies("suborder: Brachyceran Flies"):::active
brachyceran-flies-->tachinid-flies("family: Tachinid Flies"):::active
tachinid-flies==>common-tachinid(["species: Common Tachinid"]):::active
tachinid-flies-.->cylindromyia-brassicaria(["species: Cylindromyia brassicaria"])
tachinid-flies-.->dinera-grisescens(["species: Dinera grisescens"])
tachinid-flies-.->ladybird-fly(["species: Ladybird Fly"])
tachinid-flies-.->phania-funesta(["species: Phania funesta"])
tachinid-flies-.->phasia-pusilla(["species: Phasia pusilla"])
tachinid-flies-.->sturmia-bella(["species: Sturmia bella"])
tachinid-flies-.->zophomyia-temula(["species: Zophomyia temula"])
click common-tachinid href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/common-tachinid/"
click cylindromyia-brassicaria href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/cylindromyia-brassicaria/"
click dinera-grisescens href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/dinera-grisescens/"
click ladybird-fly href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/ladybird-fly/"
click phania-funesta href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/phania-funesta/"
click phasia-pusilla href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/phasia-pusilla/"
click sturmia-bella href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/sturmia-bella/"
click zophomyia-temula href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/zophomyia-temula/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/"
click brachyceran-flies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/"
click tachinid-flies href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/brachyceran-flies/tachinid-flies/"
„Metamorphosis“
Change is part of life. And nobody knows that better than a butterfly. A very personal story of evolution and transformation.
