#3772 · 🪰 flies & mosquitoes

Common Tachinid

🇳🇱 Woeste sluipvlieg ·Tachina fera

🪰 Flies & mosquitoes 📍 in the Netherlands

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Thomas Bresson · CC BY 4.0
2. © Emanuele Santarelli · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © CÃ©cile Bassaglia · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Phil · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Phil · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Yvan · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. © Yvan · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

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 .

base stats

NL sightings 362iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 15,451iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 362 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #21 most seen of the flies & mosquitoes in NL.
15,451 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1761 (265 years ago).