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Tachinidae
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Subsection:
Calyptratae
Superfamily:
Oestroidea
Family:
Tachinidae
Subfamilies
  • Dexiinae
  • Exoristinae
  • Goniinae
  • Phasiinae
  • Tachininae

Tachinidae is a family of flies. There are over 8,200 species in this family. There are about 1,300 in North America. These flies are commonly known as tachina flies or tachinids.

They are found in almost all habitats all over the world. There are Neotropical, Nearctic, Afrotropical, Palaearctic, Oriental, Australasian and Oceanic species.

Images for kids

  • Tachinid eggs on Leptoglossus

    Tachinid eggs (possibly Trichopoda pennipes) on Leptoglossus occidentalis

  • Istocheta aldrichi egg on Japanese beetle

    Istocheta aldrichi egg on Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle)

  • Ormia ochracea (gravid female)

    Ormia ochracea, a tachinid fly notable for its acute directional hearing

See also

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