Tachina ferox
| Tachina ferox | |
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| Tachinid fly, Tachina (Nowickia) ferox, dorsal view | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Tribe: | Tachinini |
| Genus: | Tachina |
| Subgenus: | Nowickia |
| Species: | T. ferox
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachina ferox (Panzer, 1809)
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Tachina (Nowickia) ferox is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae first described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1809.[1][2][3]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This species is present in most of Europe.[4] These flies mainly inhabit spruce forest edge, meadows, areas of heath and mountains at an elevation up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level.[5][6]
Description[edit]
Tachina (Nowickia) ferox can reach a length of 11–15 millimetres (0.43–0.59 in).[5] 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 (glass like), yellowish at the base.[7] 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.[6]
Biology[edit]
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.[5] Larvae develop in the dark arches moth (Apamea monoglypha).[5][6][7]
References[edit]
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- ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ a b c d "Commanster". Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ a b c Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Herting The Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Central Europe: Identification Keys for the Species and Data on Distribution and Ecology. Archived 2021-06-20 at the Wayback Machine State Museum of Natural Science, Stuttgart
- ^ a b "Nature Spot". Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-24.