Tachina fera (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a parasitoid fly)

Interactions where Tachina fera is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Foreign NOCTUIDAE shuttle moths Lepidoptera Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina fera/Tachina feraa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Noctuidaeshuttle mothslarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Ceramica pisi Broom Moth Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina fera/Tachina feraa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Ceramica pisi/Ceramica pisibroom mothlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina fera/Tachina feraa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Orthosia cerasi/Orthosia cerasicommon quakerlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Orthosia cruda Small Quaker Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina fera/Tachina feraa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Orthosia cruda/Orthosia crudasmall quakerlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Cosmia trapezina The Dun-bar Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina fera/Tachina feraa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cosmia trapezina/Cosmia trapezinathe dun-barlarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Tachina fera (a parasitoid fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tachina fera (a parasitoid fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTachina fera (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)
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Tachina fera (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tachina fera (a parasitoid fly):

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