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Tachina Spinipennis
''Triarthria setipennis'' is a species of tachinid fly which parasitizes other insects, including earwigs.Clausen, C.P. (1978) Dermaptera -- Forficulidae -- European Earwig. In: Clausen, C.P. (ed.) ''Introduced Parasites and Predators of Arthropod Pests and Weeds: A World Review'', Handbook No. 480, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, pp. 15-18. Distribution Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom. It has been introduced from Europe in the 1920s to control ''Forficula auricularia'' (European earwig) and it is established in British Columbia, Washington (state), Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, New Hampshire, Massachusetts. References Tachininae Diptera of Europe Diptera of North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
