''Tachina (Nowickia) ferox'' 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 first described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1809.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe. These flies mainly inhabit spruce forest edge, meadows, areas of heath and mountains at an elevation up to above sea level.

Description

''Tachina (Nowickia) ferox'' can reach a length of . These flies have a black hairy thorax and a yellow-red abdomen, with a black longitudinal marking in the middle and numerous long straight bristles at the end. Wings are

hyaline A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from el, ὑάλινος, translit=hyálinos, lit=transparent, and el, ὕαλος, translit=hýalos, lit=crystal, glass, label=none. Histopathology Hyaline cartilage is ...

(glass like), yellowish at the base. Basal half of the palps are brown or blackish. Males are a little concave in theirs dorsal centre. In the abdomen only segments 7 and 8 are hairy.Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Hertin
The Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Central Europe: Identification Keys for the Species and Data on Distribution and Ecology.
State Museum of Natural Science, Stuttgart

Biology

''Tachina (Nowickia) ferox'' is a univoltine species. Adults can be found from mid-June to October, with a peak from June to August. They fed on nectar and pollen, especially of ''

Centaurea jacea ''Centaurea jacea'', brown knapweed or brownray knapweed, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus ''Centaurea'' native to dry meadows and open woodland throughout Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally conside ...

''. Larvae develop in the dark arches moth (''

Apamea monoglypha ''Apamea monoglypha'', the dark arches, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was Species description, first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. It is a common, sometimes abundant, European species. It is found in most of E ...

'').

References

External links

Arthropoda.pavouci
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14391765 Diptera of Europe Tachininae