''Nemoraea pellucida'' is a
species of
fly
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
in the
family Tachinidae.
Distribution
This species is present in most of
Europe, in
Russia, in
Asia, in
Japan
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and in
North Africa.
Description
''Nemoraea pellucida'' can reach a length of . These medium-sized flies have rather small head in respect of their body. In the males the thorax is grayish, with black lines. The scutellum is reddish and the abdomen is orange-yellow, with yellowish white pollinosity and a median black vitta. Legs are black. In a smaller form scutellum and abdomen are black. In the females the scutellum and the abdominal tergites arealways wholly black.
Biology
Adults of these endoparasitoid flies can be found from March to May and in October-November. They mainly feed on nectar of ''
Angelica sylvestris''. The females lay their eggs close to the ovations of the host species, especially ''
Hyphantria cunea
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'', ''
Orthosia cerasi'', ''
Dypterygia scabriuscula'' and ''
Sphinx pinastri''). When the larvae of the host are born, the larvae of these flies feed on the larvae of the host.
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References
Tachininae
Diptera of Europe
Insects described in 1824
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