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Tachina fera - Raupenfliege Geotagged,Germany,Summer,Tachina Fera,Tachina fera Click/tap to enlarge

Tachina fera - Raupenfliege

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  1. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    You are swinging great at the moment! Posted 13 years ago
  2. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    I especially like the wing detail, so different from what one normally spots on a fly. What is it btw? never seen it before (though you can never tell with a macro, normally you don't see this kind of detail with the naked eye;))
    Is it the hoover fly from the other shot?     Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
  3. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
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    Deutsch: Raupenfliege Posted 13 years ago
  4. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Well ID'ed FraJH, we're getting used to your ID skills:) Don't stop:) Posted 13 years ago
  5. View karin65207's profile
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    FraJH at once i will change the name. thank your for your help. Posted 13 years ago
  6. View WildFlower's profile
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    The eyes are too big for a Tachina fera. I think this is an Ectophasia crassipennis.
    http://www.quelestcetanimal.com/dipteres/la-phasie-crassipenne/
    http://www.naturspaziergang.de/Zweifluegler/Tachinidae/Ectophasia_crassipennis.htm
    http://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/view.php?adr=image/temp/dscn_041022-11_5.jpg     Posted 10 years ago
  7. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    Strange colouration on scutellum and scutum for this species. Wildflower might be right that it is mis IDed. I agree with her eye observation too. Posted 4 years ago

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The Tachina fera

"Tachina fera" is a species of fly in the genus "Tachina" of the family Tachinidae. It is found across Europe as far north as Scandinavia. Its larvae are parasitoids of the caterpillars of moths in the family Noctuidae; afflicted species include the Broom Moth "Ceramica pisi", the Dun-Bar "Cosmia trapezina", Small Quaker "Orthosia cruda" and Common Quaker "Orthosia cerasi".

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Frankhuizen Photography
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Uploaded Aug 12, 2012. Captured Aug 12, 2012 11:31 in In der Hohl 18, 65207 Wiesbaden, Germany.
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  • WB150 / WB150F / WB152 / WB152F / WB151
  • f/4.5
  • 1/609s
  • ISO80
  • 4mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.