Tachina grossa (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTachina grossa (a parasitoid fly)
SubgenusTachina (a genus of parasitoid flies)
TribeTachinini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyTACHININAE (a subfamily of parasitoid fles)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tachina grossa (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Tachina grossa (a parasitoid fly)
27 Jul 2019 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Adult - on Hemp AgrimonyImage 2: Adult - on Hemp Agrimony (2)
2: Tachina grossa (a parasitoid fly)
2 Aug 2010 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Visiting Hemp Agrimony flowers
Image 1: Antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal viewImage 3: Dorsal view (2)Image 4: Dorsal view (3)Image 5: Dorsal view (4)Image 6: Dorsal view (5)Image 7: Dorsal view (6)Image 8: Dorsal view (7)Image 9: Dorsal view (8)Image 10: Front thee-quarter view - close-upImage 11: Lateral viewImage 12: Latero-dorsal viewImage 13: Latero-dorsal view (2)Image 14: Latero-dorsal view (3)Image 15: Posterior viewImage 16: Postero-dorsal viewImage 17: Postero-lateral view
3: Tachina grossa (a parasitoid fly)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Image 1: Antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal viewImage 3: Dorso-lateral viewImage 4: Dorso-lateral view (2)Image 5: Front three-quarter viewImage 6: Front three-quarter view (2)Image 7: Front three-quarter view - close-upImage 8: Lateral viewImage 9: Lateral view (2)Image 10: Lateral view (3)Image 11: Latero-dorsal viewImage 12: Postero-dorsal viewImage 13: Anterior view - enlargedImage 14: Front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 15: Head and thorax - antero-lateral view - enlargedImage 16: Head and thorax - lateral view - enlargedImage 17: Head and thorax - lateral view - enlarged (2)

Tachina grossa (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tachina grossa (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tachina grossa (a parasitoid fly)
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