Common Tachinid
Arthropods Daily · No. 455 Common TachinidTachina fera
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Common Tachinid
Common Tachinid (Tachina fera) – species of family “Tachinid Flies“

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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Arthropods Insects Brachyceran Flies Tachinid Flies Common Tachinid Cylindromyia bicolor Cylindromyia brassicaria Dinera grisescens Ladybird Fly Phania funesta Phasia pusilla Sturmia bella Zophomyia temula
Arthropods Insects Brachyceran Flies Tachinid Flies Common Tachinid Cylindromyia bicolor Cylindromyia brassicaria Dinera grisescens Ladybird Fly Phania funesta Phasia pusilla Sturmia bella Zophomyia temula

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„Common Tachinid“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Common Tachinid

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Common Tachinid

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.