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Tachina fera
Tachina fera is a species of fly of the family Tachinidae. Her plump, honey-coloured or orange abdomen divided into two halves by a black band and with numerous rigid, bristling hairs in the end is very characteristic. Thorax, black, also shows long and combed hairs. The fly larvae parasitize caterpillars of Lepidoptera, mainly of the family of the noctuids. The adult female fly to lay their eggs near where butterfly caterpillars are. After hatching, the larvae of the fly trying to find with a caterpillar. If they succeed, they pierce their tegument, enter their body, devour it from the inside and finally emerge already transformed in pupas.
Spotted in a clearing at a pine tree forest. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash fired
Spotted on Jun 5, 2015
Submitted on Jul 7, 2015
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