Tachina lurida (Fabricius, 1781)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTachina lurida (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 lurida (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Tachina lurida (a parasitoid fly)
4 May 1998 OSGR: SU87 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Top viewImage 3: Top view - wings apartImage 4: UndersideImage 5: Underside (2)

Tachina lurida (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 lurida (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tachina lurida (a parasitoid fly)
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