''Tachina'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of large

flies 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 hindwin ...

in the family

Tachinidae The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true fly, flies within the insect order Fly, Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in t ...

. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have

larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e that are

parasitoid In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close association with its host (biology), host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death of the host. Parasitoidism is one of six major evolutionarily stable str ...

s of

lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...

caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...

Taxonomy

'' Nowickia'' Wachtl, 1894, treated by some authors as a subgenus of ''Tachina '' Meigen, 1803, following most authors is now accepted as a valid genus and treated separately.

Species

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Tachina actinosa ''Tachina actinosa'' is a species of fly in the genus ''Tachina'' of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to the US state of Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a ...

'' (Reinhard, 1938) *'' Tachina acuminata'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina agnita'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina alacer'' Macquart, 1854 *''

Tachina albidopilosa ''Tachina'' is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars. Taxonomy '' Nowickia'' Wachtl, 1894, treated by some authors as ...

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Tachina albifrons ''Tachina'' is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars. Taxonomy '' Nowickia'' Wachtl, 1894, treated by some authors as ...

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Tachina algens ''Tachina'' is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars. Taxonomy '' Nowickia'' Wachtl, 1894, treated by some authors as ...

'' Wiedemann, 1830 *''

Tachina alticola ''Tachina alacer'' is a species of fly in the genus ''Tachina'' of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Borneo. References Insects described in 1932 Diptera of Africa Endemic fauna of Borneo alticola ''Alticola'' is a genus of ...

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Tachina amasia ''Tachina'' is a genus of large fly, flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars. Taxonomy ''Nowickia'' Wachtl, 1894, treated by some authors ...

'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina amica'' Waltl, 1837 *'' Tachina amurensis'' (Zimin, 1929) *'' Tachina anguisipennis'' (Chao, 1987) *'' Tachina angulata'' ( Meijere, 1924) *'' Tachina angusta'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina antennata'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina apicalis'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina ardens'' (Zimin, 1929) *'' Tachina arvensis'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Tachina asiatica'' (Tothill, 1918) *'' Tachina astytos''

, 1849 *'' Tachina atra'' ( Malloch, 1932) *'' Tachina augens''

, 1853 *'' Tachina aurulenta'' (Chao, 1987) *'' Tachina barbata'' Zimin , 1984 *'' Tachina basalis'' (Zimin, 1929) *'' Tachina bicolor'' Macquart, 1835 *'' Tachina bijuncta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina bipartita'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina bombidiforma'' (Chao, 1987) *'' Tachina bombylia'' ( Villeneuve, 1936) *'' Tachina breviala'' (Chao, 1987) *'' Tachina breviceps'' (Zimin, 1929) *'' Tachina brevicornis'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina brevipalpis'' (Chao & Zhou, 1993) *'' Tachina brevirostris'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina breviventris'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' Tachina brunneri'' ( Loew, 1873) *'' Tachina brunnipalpis'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina californimyia'' Arnaud, 1992 *'' Tachina calliphon'' (

, 1849) *'' Tachina canadensis'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina candens'' (

, 1849) *'' Tachina casta'' ( Rondani, 1859) *'' Tachina celer'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina chaetaria'' Zimin, 1980 *'' Tachina chaoi'' Mesnil, 1966 *'' Tachina cheni'' (Chao, 1987) *'' Tachina chrysocephala'' (

, 1836) *'' Tachina chrysotelus'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina cincta'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina comitata''

, 1853 *'' Tachina compressa'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina confecta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina conjuncta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina contracta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina cordiforceps'' (Rowe, 1931) *'' Tachina corsicana'' ( Villeneuve, 1931) *'' Tachina corylana'' Gimmerthal, 1834 *'' Tachina defecta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina demissa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina derracm''

, 1853 *'' Tachina despicienda'' (

, 1861) *'' Tachina diaphana'' ( Fabricius, 1805) *'' Tachina discifera'' (

, 1860) *'' Tachina dispartita''

, 1853 *'' Tachina dispecia''

, 1853 *'' Tachina dispuncta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina distenta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina diversa'' Waltl, 1837 *'' Tachina divulsa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina domator''

, 1853 *'' Tachina dorycus''

, 1849 *'' Tachina effecta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina egula'' (Reinhard, 1938) *'' Tachina emarginata'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina enodata''

, 1853 *'' Tachina enotata''

, 1853 *'' Tachina enussa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina erecta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina erogara''

, 1853 *'' Tachina erratica'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina errors'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *'' Tachina erucarum'' Schrank, 1803 *'' Tachina eurekana'' (Reinhard, 1942) *'' Tachina evanida'' (Reinhard, 1953) *'' Tachina evocata''

, 1853 *'' Tachina evoluta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina ewdens''

, 1853 *'' Tachina exacta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina exagens''

, 1853 *'' Tachina exclusa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina excoriata'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' Tachina exilistyla'' Macquart, 1835 *'' Tachina expleta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina fallax'' Meigen, 1824 *''

Tachina fera ''Tachina fera'' is a species of fly in the genus ''Tachina'' of the family Tachinidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. Distribution This species can be found in the entire Palearctic realm, across Europe as far north as Scand ...

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, 1761) *'' Tachina ferina'' Meigen, 1830 *'' Tachina fesfiva'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina fischeri'' Gimmerthal, 1834 *'' Tachina fissa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina flavicalyptrata'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina flaviceps'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina flavifrons'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina flavipes'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina flavopilosa'' ( Bigot, 1888) *'' Tachina flavosquama'' Chao, 1982 *'' Tachina flexa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina florum''

, 1849 *'' Tachina furcipennis'' (Chao & Zhou, 1987) *'' Tachina garretti'' Arnaud, 1994 *'' Tachina genurufa'' ( Villeneuve, 1936) *'' Tachina gibbiforceps'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina gimmerthali'' Gimmerthal, 1834 *'' Tachina glabrata'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina griseicollis'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina griseifrons'' Zimin , 1984 *'' Tachina grisescens'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina grossa'' (

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) *'' Tachina haemorrhoa'' (Mesnil, 1953) *'' Tachina hirta'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina hispida'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina hortensis'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina idiotica'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina imbuta'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina incisa'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina infestans''

, 1853 *'' Tachina inflexicornis'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina innovata'' (

, 1861) *'' Tachina inoperta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina inquilina''

, 1853 *'' Tachina insedata''

, 1853 *'' Tachina instigata'' Meigen, 1835 *'' Tachina intacta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina intaminata''

, 1853 *'' Tachina intercedens''

, 1853 *'' Tachina interclusa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina intermedia'' (Reinhard, 1942) *'' Tachina intermixta'''

, 1853 *'' Tachina interna''

, 1853 *'' Tachina interrupta'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863) *'' Tachina intracta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina intricata'' Meigen, 1830 *'' Tachina inumbrata'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina invelata'' (Reinhard, 1953) *'' Tachina involuta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina iota'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina isea'' (

, 1849) *'' Tachina jacobsoni'' ( Townsend, 1926) *'' Tachina jakovlewii'' ( Portschinsky, 1882) *'' Tachina javana'' Malloch, 1932 *'' Tachina jawensis'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina kolomietzi'' Zimin, 1967 *'' Tachina kunmingensis'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina laeta'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Tachina laterolinea'' (Chao, 1962) *''

Tachina lateromaculata ''Tachina'' is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars. Taxonomy '' Nowickia'' Wachtl, 1894, treated by some authors as ...

'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina latianulum'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina latifacies'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina latiforceps'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina latifrons'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina latigena'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina levicula'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina lindemanni'' Gimmerthal, 1834 *'' Tachina longiunguis'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina longiventris'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina ludibunda'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina lueola'' ( Coquillett, 1898) *'' Tachina lurida'' ( Fabricius, 1781) *'' Tachina luteisquama'' Zimin , 1984 *'' Tachina macropuchia'' Chao , 1982 *'' Tachina macropuchia'' Chao, 1982 *'' Tachina macularia'' Wiedemann, 1824 *'' Tachina magica'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina magna'' ( Giglio-Tos, 1890) *'' Tachina magnicornis'' ( Zetterstedt, 1844) *'' Tachina majae'' (Zimin, 1935) *'' Tachina mallochi'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina margella'' (Reinhard, 1942) *'' Tachina marginella'' (Reinhard, 1942) *'' Tachina medogensis'' (Chao & Zhou, 1988) *'' Tachina melaleuca'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina metallica'' Brullé, 1833 *'' Tachina minor'' (Suster, 1953) *'' Tachina minuta'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina montana'' ( Townsend, 1916) *'' Tachina morosa'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina multans''

, 1853 *'' Tachina nearctica'' Arnaud, 1992 *'' Tachina nectarea'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina nicaeana'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863) *'' Tachina nigella'' (Reinhard, 1938) *'' Tachina nigrifera'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina nigrocastanea'' Chao, 1962 *'' Tachina nigrolineata'' Stephens, 1829 *'' Tachina nitida'' ( Wulp, 1882) *'' Tachina nivalis'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina nupta'' ( Rondani, 1859) *'' Tachina objecta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina occidentalis'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' Tachina oligoria'' Arnaud, 1992 *'' Tachina orbitalis'' (Reinhard, 1942) *'' Tachina pagana'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina pallipalpis'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina palpalis'' ( Coquillett, 1902) *'' Tachina particeps''

, 1853 *'' Tachina persica'' ( Portschinsky, 1873) *'' Tachina pertinens''

, 1853 *'' Tachina picea'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *'' Tachina piceifrons'' ( Townsend, 1916) *'' Tachina pictilis'' (Reinhard, 1942) *'' Tachina pilosa'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina pingbian'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina planiforceps'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina planiventris'' ( Macquart, 1851) *'' Tachina plumasana'' (Reinhard, 1953) *'' Tachina plumbea'' Stephens, 1829 *'' Tachina politula'' ( Coquillett, 1898) *'' Tachina polychaeta'' Egger, 1861 *'' Tachina potens'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863) *''

Tachina praeceps ''Tachina praeceps'' is a species of fly in the genus ''Tachina'' of the family Tachinidae that can be found in such European countries as Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece (including Crete), Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mol ...

'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' Tachina pubiventris'' Chao, 1962 *'' Tachina pubiventris'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina pudibunda'' Gimmerthal, 1829 *'' Tachina pulvera'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina pulverea'' (Chao, 1962) *'' Tachina pulvillata'' Belanovsky, 1953 *'' Tachina pumila'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina punctocincta'' ( Villeneuve, 1936) *'' Tachina pusilla'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina pygmaea'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina qingzangensis'' (Chao, 1982) *'' Tachina quadricincia'' Stephens, 1829 *'' Tachina quadrimaculata'' Macquart, 1835 *'' Tachina quadrinotata'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina quadrivittata'' Zimin , 1984 *'' Tachina reclusa''

, 1853 *'' Tachina rectinervis'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina refecta''

, 1853 *'' Tachina robinsoni'' ( Townsend, 1915) *'' Tachina rohdendorfi'' Zimin, 1935 *'' Tachina rohdendorfiana'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina rondanii'' ( Giglio-Tos, 1890) *'' Tachina rostrata'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina rubricornis'' Zetterstedt, 1844 *'' Tachina ruficauda'' (Chao, 1987) *'' Tachina ruficornis'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *'' Tachina rufifrons'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Tachina rufiventris'' Suster, 1929 *'' Tachina rufoanalis'' ( Macquart, 1851) *'' Tachina rustica'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Tachina sacontala''

, 1849 *'' Tachina saltatrix'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' Tachina scita'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina senoptera'' Macquart, 1834 *'' Tachina sibirica'' Kolomiets , 1984 *'' Tachina silvestris'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Tachina sinerea'' Chao, 1962 *'' Tachina sobria''

, 1853 *'' Tachina soror'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Tachina sosilus'' (

, 1849) *'' Tachina spina'' Chao , 1987 *'' Tachina spina'' (Chao, 1987) *'' Tachina spineiventer'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina spinipennis'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *'' Tachina spinosa'' (Tothill, 1924) *'' Tachina stackelbergi'' (Zimin, 1929) *'' Tachina stackelbergiana'' Herting, 1993 *'' Tachina strenua'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863) *'' Tachina stupida'' Herting, 1993 *'' Tachina subcinerea''

, 1853 *'' Tachina subfasciata'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina subpilosa'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *'' Tachina subvaria'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina sumatrensis'' ( Townsend, 1926) *'' Tachina tadzhica'' Zimin, 1980 *'' Tachina taenionota'' Meigen, 1830 *'' Tachina tahoensis'' (Reinhard, 1938) *'' Tachina tenebrifera'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina tephra'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina terminalis'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina testacea'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *'' Tachina testaceifrons'' Roser, 1840 *'' Tachina testaceipes'' Stephens, 1829 *'' Tachina tienmushan'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina trianguli'' (

, 1849) *'' Tachina tricincta'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina tricolor'' (Lichtwardt, 1909) *'' Tachina trifasciata'' (

, 1836) *'' Tachina trigonophora'' Zimin, 1980 *'' Tachina trimaculata'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina turanica'' Zimin, 1980 *'' Tachina ursina'' ( Meigen, 1824) *'' Tachina ursinoidea'' (Tothill, 1918) *'' Tachina vallata'' ( Meigen, 1838) *'' Tachina venosa'' Meigen, 1824 *'' Tachina ventralis'' ( Wiedemann, 1824) *'' Tachina vernalis'' ( Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) *'' Tachina vicina'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Tachina victoria'' ( Townsend, 1897) *'' Tachina virginea'' Meigen, 1838 *'' Tachina viridulans''

, 1853 *'' Tachina vittata'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina vulgata'' (

, 1853) *'' Tachina xizangensis'' (Chao, 1982) *'' Tachina zaqu'' Chao & Arnaud, 1993 *'' Tachina zimini'' (Chao, 1962)

References

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