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Tachina spec. (Diptera) - Igelfliege

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Phylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: DipteraFamily: Tachinidae (Tachinid flies, Raupenfliegen)Genus: Tachinapossibly: Tachina fera ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 (Igelfliege) ???NE-Slovakia, High Tatras: vic. Star Smokovec, 1800-1900m asl. (on high pastures with patches of shrubs Pinus), 30.06.2012The larvae of Tachinae develop within caterpillers (and other insects): endoparasitic parasitoids of high value!more info: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachina_feraThe imagines live free on nectar and honeydew->Protelean parasiteIMG_1759

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