Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 583 No. 583 |

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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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"])
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"]):::active
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/"
„Seasons“
Maria experiences how the seasons change and with them the natural balance of her habitat. These changes are gradual and some might only recognise them when it is already too late.