The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachinid flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of arthropods, usually other insects. The family is known from many habitats in all zoogeographical regions and is especially diverse in South America.
Nowickia is a subgenus of large flies in the family Tachinidae.
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.
Phryxe is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Tachina fera is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761.
Tachina ursina is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that can be found in such European countries as Austria, Benelux, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Scandinavia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.
Clemelis pullata is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. This family consists of dipteran tachina flies, which are protelean parasitoids of arthropods.
Tachina nupta is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that can be found in such European countries as Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, and Sicily island. They can also be found in Japan, Mongolia, and in Chinese capital, Beijing.
Tachina magna is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that can be found in such European countries as Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain, and Ukraine.
Tachina lurida is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that can be found everywhere in Europe, except for Albania, Belarus, Estonia, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Vatican City, and various European islands.
Tachina praeceps is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that can be found in such European countries as Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, and all states of former Yugoslavia.
Tachina vallata is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Europe.
Tachina virginea is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Europe.
Tachina venosa is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Europe.
Tachina vernalis is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Europe, but was introduced to New England.
Tachina trimaculata is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Europe.
Tachina terminalis is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Europe.
Tachina stupida is a species of fly in the genus Tachina of the family Tachinidae that is endemic to Europe.
Phryxe vulgaris is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Tachina (Nowickia) ferox is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae first described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1809.
