Tachina grossa [(Linnaeus, 1758) ]

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Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Lasiocampa quercus

Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Macrothylacia rubi

Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Lasiocampa trifolii

Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Dendrolimus

Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Lymantria dispar

Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Hyloicus pinastri

Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Tachina grossa is endoparasitoid of larva of Hemaris fuciformis

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Tachina grossa:

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Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Tachina grossa:

Tachina grossa or giant tachinid fly is a very large tachinid fly found throughout most of Western Europe. At 15–19 millimetres (0.6–0.7 in) it is one of the largest species of fly throughout much of its range and is the largest tachinid in Europe. It is very distinctive, being hairy and with a black thorax and abdomen, and a bright yellow head.

Tachina grossa, lateral view

Tachina grossa, close-up on eyes

Like most tachinid flies, the female lays her eggs on other living insect larva, the fly larvae then develop inside the living host, devouring it and eventually killing it. Its main hosts are the large hairy Lepidopteran caterpillars, particularly the Oak eggar moth Lasiocampa quercus and Macrothylacia rubi.

In the UK there is usually only one generation per year, though in southern Europe there may be two generation per summer season, though this has not yet been verified. The adult flight period is from July to August. Habitat is dry open meadows, peat land, and heaths.

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Insects in the Tachina genus

Extant Diptera families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota

Suborder Nematocera

Axymyiomorpha	Axymyiidae

Culicomorpha

Culicoidea	Dixidae (meniscus midges) Corethrellidae (frog-biting midges) Chaoboridae (phantom midges) Culicidae (mosquitoes)

Chironomoidea	Thaumaleidae (solitary midges) Simuliidae (black flies) Ceratopogonidae (biting midges) Chironomidae (non-biting midges)

Blephariceromorpha	Blephariceridae (net-winged midges) Deuterophlebiidae (mountain midges) Nymphomyiidae

Bibionomorpha

Bibionoidea	Bibionidae (march flies, lovebugs)

Anisopodoidea	Anisopodidae (wood gnats)

Sciaroidea (fungus gnats)	Bolitophilidae Diadocidiidae Ditomyiidae Keroplatidae Mycetophilidae Sciaridae (dark-winged fungus gnats) Cecidomyiidae (gall midges)

Psychodomorpha

Scatopsoidea	Canthyloscelidae Perissommatidae Scatopsidae (minute black scavenger flies, or dung midges)

Psychodoidea	Psychodidae (moth flies)

Ptychopteromorpha	Ptychopteridae (phantom crane flies) Tanyderidae (primitive crane flies)

Tipulomorpha

Trichoceroidea	Trichoceridae (winter crane flies)

Tipuloidea	Pediciidae (hairy-eyed craneflies) Tipulidae (crane flies)

Suborder Brachycera

Asilomorpha

Asiloidea	Apioceridae (flower-loving flies) Apsilocephalidae Apystomyiidae Asilidae (robber flies) Bombyliidae (bee flies) Hilarimorphidae (hilarimorphid flies) Mydidae (mydas flies) Mythicomyiidae Evocoidae Scenopinidae (window flies) Therevidae (stiletto flies)

Empidoidea	Atelestidae Hybotidae (dance flies) Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies) Empididae (dagger flies, balloon flies)

Nemestrinoidea	Acroceridae (small-headed flies) Nemestrinidae (tangle-veined flies)

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Platypezoidea	Phoridae (scuttle flies, coffin flies, humpbacked flies) Opetiidae (flat-footed flies) Ironomyiidae (ironic flies) Lonchopteridae (spear-winged flies) Platypezidae (flat-footed flies)

Syrphoidea	Syrphidae (hoverflies) Pipunculidae (big-headed flies)

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Conopoidea	Conopidae (thick-headed flies)

Tephritoidea	Lonchaeidae (lance flies) Pallopteridae (flutter flies) Piophilidae (cheese flies) Platystomatidae (signal flies) Pyrgotidae Richardiidae Tephritidae (peacock flies) Ulidiidae (picture-winged flies)

Nerioidea	Cypselosomatidae Micropezidae (stilt-legged flies) Neriidae (cactus flies, banana stalk flies) Pseudopomyzidae (banana flies)

Diopsoidea	Diopsidae (stalk-eyed flies) Gobryidae Megamerinidae Nothybidae Psilidae (rust flies) Somatiidae Strongylophthalmyiidae Syringogastridae Tanypezidae

Sciomyzoidea	Coelopidae (kelp flies) Dryomyzidae Helosciomyzidae Ropalomeridae Huttoninidae Heterocheilidae Phaeomyiidae Sepsidae (black scavenger flies) Sciomyzidae (marsh flies)

Sphaeroceroidea	Chyromyidae Heleomyzidae Sphaeroceridae (small dung flies) Nannodastiidae

Lauxanioidea	Celyphidae (beetle-backed flies) Chamaemyiidae (aphid flies) Lauxaniidae

Opomyzoidea	Agromyzidae (leaf miner flies) Anthomyzidae Asteiidae Aulacigastridae (sap flies) Clusiidae (lekking, or druid flies) Fergusoninidae Marginidae Neminidae Neurochaetidae (upside-down flies) Odiniidae Opomyzidae Periscelididae Teratomyzidae Xenasteiidae

Ephydroidea	Camillidae Curtonotidae (quasimodo flies) Diastatidae (bog flies) Ephydridae (shore flies) Drosophilidae (vinegar and fruit flies)

Carnoidea	Acartophthalmidae Australimyzidae Braulidae (bee lice) Canacidae (beach flies) Carnidae Chloropidae (frit flies) Cryptochaetidae Inbiomyiidae Milichiidae (freeloader flies) Tethinidae

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Muscoidea	Anthomyiidae (cabbage flies) Fanniidae (little house flies) Muscidae (house flies, stable flies) Scathophagidae (dung flies)

Oestroidea	Calliphoridae (blow-flies: bluebottles, greenbottles) Mystacinobiidae (New Zealand bat fly) Oestridae (botflies) Rhinophoridae Sarcophagidae (flesh flies) Tachinidae (tachina flies)

Hippoboscoidea	Glossinidae (tsetse flies) Hippoboscidae (louse flies) Mormotomyiidae (frightful hairy fly) Nycteribiidae (bat flies) Streblidae (bat flies)

Stratiomyomorpha

Stratiomyoidea	Pantophthalmidae (timber flies) Stratiomyidae (soldier flies) Xylomyidae (wood soldier flies)

Tabanomorpha

Tabanoidea	Athericidae (water snipe flies) Austroleptidae Oreoleptidae Pelecorhynchidae Rhagionidae (snipe flies) Spaniidae Tabanidae (horse and deer flies)

Vermileonomorpha

Vermileonoidea	Vermileonidae

Xylophagomorpha

Xylophagoidea	Xylophagidae (awl flies)

List of families of Diptera

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