Biology:Huebneria affinis

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Huebneria affinis
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H. affinis
Binomial name
Huebneria affinis
(Fallén, 1810)
Synonyms[1]
  • Exorista polychaeta Macquart, 1849
  • Huebneria polychaeta (Macquart, 1849)
  • Tachina affinis Fallén, 1810

Huebneria affinis is a Palaearctic species of tachinid fly in the genus Huebneria of the family Tachinidae. The species was first described by Carl Fredrik Fallén in 1810.[1] It parasitizes moths such as Arctia caja by laying eggs in the larvae that eventually kill the host.

Distribution

Palaearctic: Western Europe.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5929157 entry