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Tachinid Fly - Goniinae - Animal India
Goniinae Is A Subfamily Of Tachinid Flies That Are Mostly Parasitic On Moth And Butterfly Larvae. Some Species Also Parasitize Adult Beetles And Paper Wasp Larvae. Most Goniinae Species Are Grayish-black And Moderately Bristly, And Their Heads Lack Facial Carina. Tachinidae Is One Of The Largest Families In The Order Diptera. Tachinid Flies Are Relatively Soft-bodied, From Small To Large Size Insects. They May Be Drab, Or Brightly Colored, Some Are Wasp-mimicking. Tachinid Flies Are Extremely Diverse In Appearance And Many Do Not Have The Typical Grey-black, Bristly Faces. All Tachinid Flies Share The Parasitoid Habit. Their Larvae Are Internal Parasites Of Many Orders And Families Of Insects (and A Few Other Arthropods). A Goniinae Fly Is Sitting On The Wild Plants At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 29/01/2024. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)
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