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Common Name: |
Tachina Fly
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| Scientific Name: | Trichopoda pennipes
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| Length or Size: | Length = 0.25 - 0.5"
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| Comment: | This is a parasite of several species of true bugs such as Stink Bugs. The female fly lays eggs on nymphs or adult bugs. The larvae burrow into the bug's body, one larvae per bug body. The larvae emerge to pupate and the bug dies.
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