''Tachina praeceps'' 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 genus ''
Tachina
''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 ...
'' 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,
Moldova,
Poland,
Romania,
Russia,
Slovakia,
Spain,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Ukraine, and all states of former
Yugoslavia (except for
Bosnia and Herzegovina).
References
Insects described in 1824
Diptera of Europe
praeceps
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