Tachina magnicornis (Zetterstedt, 1844) is a animal in the Tachinidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tachina magnicornis (Zetterstedt, 1844)

Tachina magnicornis (Zetterstedt, 1844)

Tachina magnicornis is a parasitoid tachinid fly widespread across most of Europe, targeting Noctuidae and some Lasiocampidae caterpillars.

Family
Genus
Tachina
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Tachina magnicornis (Zetterstedt, 1844)

Tachina magnicornis is a fly species belonging to the genus Tachina within the family Tachinidae. It is widespread across most of Europe, with the exception of Belarus, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, and multiple European islands. This species acts as a parasitoid that targets caterpillars from the Noctuidae family and some species from the Lasiocampidae family.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tachinidae Tachina

More from Tachinidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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