Bug FAQParasitic fly
Voria ruralis · Order: Diptera · Family: Tachinidae
Voria ruralis is a species of fly that belongs to the family Tachinidae. It is found across many regions including North America, parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Voria ruralis is a fly in the Tachinidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
No information on household pest status is available.
Source: Wikipedia
How to get rid of it
Control methods are not covered.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Diet information is not provided in the sources.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Life-cycle details are not given.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Seasonal activity is not described.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in Canada and the United States as well as many other countries worldwide.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
No look-alike species are mentioned.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tachinidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voria_ruralis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.