Tachina
| Tachina | |
|---|---|
| Tachina praeceps | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Tachininae |
| Tribe: | Tachinini |
| Genus: | Tachina Meigen, 1803 |
| Type species | |
| Musca grossa | |
| Subgenera | |
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| Synonyms | |
Tachina is a genus of large flies in the family Tachinidae. There are approximately 600 species worldwide. Most have larvae that are parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars.