Nemorilla floralis

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Nemorilla floralis
Nemorilla floralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Exoristinae
Tribe: Winthemiini
Genus: Nemorilla
Species:
N. floralis
Binomial name
Nemorilla floralis
(Fallén, 1810)[1]
Synonyms

Nemorilla floralis is a species of tachinid fly.[7][8][9][10][11]

Description[edit]

Thorax shows a few black stripes, with a broader central stripe. Head and body are hairy. Body color ranges from pale grey or beige to black. The abdomen is speckled. Wings are partially darkened.[12]

Adults can be found from May to July.[12] These flies lay their eggs inside a living host where larvae develop.[12][13]

Hosts[edit]

This species is a parasitoid of various butterflies and micro-moths (Arctiidae, Noctuidae, Choreutidae, Nymphalidae, Oecophoridae and Pyralidae).[9]

Distribution[edit]

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Corse, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Mongolia, Canary Islands, Morocco, Tunisia, Russia, Azerbaijan, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Fallen, C.F. (1810). "Forsok att bestamma de i Sverige funne flugarter, som kunna foras till slagtet Tachina". K. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 31 (2): 253–287.
  2. ^ a b c Robineau-Desvoidy, Jean-Baptiste (1863). Histoire naturelle des dipteres des environs de Paris (PDF). Vol. Tome second. Masson et Fils, Paris. pp. 1–920. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Macquart, P.J.M. (1850). "Nouvelles observations sur les insectes diptères d'Europe de la tribu des tachinaires". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 7 (2): 353–418, pls. 10–12. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ Rondani, C. (1859). Dipterologiae Italicae prodromus. Vol: III. Species Italicae ... Pars secunda. Muscidae Siphoninae et (partim) Tachininae. Parmae [= Parma]: A. Stocchi. pp. 243 + [1] pp. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Meigen, J. W. (1824). "Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insekten". Vierter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann, Hamm.: xii + 428 pp. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. ^ Walker, F. (1853). Insecta Britannica, Diptera. Volume 2. London: Reeve & Benham. pp. vi + 298 pp., pls. 11–20.
  7. ^ "Fauna Europaea version 2.4". European Commission. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  8. ^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  9. ^ a b Belshaw, Robert (1993). "Tachinid Flies Diptera Tachinidae". Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. 10 (4ai). Royal Entomological Society of London: 170.
  10. ^ van Emden, F.I. (1954). "Ditera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Section (a) Tachinidae & Calliphoridae". Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. 10 (4a). Royal Entomological Society of London: 133.
  11. ^ O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c Nature Spot
  13. ^ Tachinidae