Tachinid Flies
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Tachinid Flies
Tachinid Flies (Tachinidae) – family of suborder “Brachyceran Flies“

The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachina flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods.

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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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Tachinid Flies

The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachina flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods.