Spiny Tachina Fly

Paradejeania rutilioides · Order: Diptera · Family: Tachinidae

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Spiny Tachina Fly
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY

The spiny tachina fly is native to North and Central America. It lives in habitats across North and Central America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found throughout North and Central America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North and Central America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Oregon, Nevada.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Spiny Tachina Fly photo 2
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY
Spiny Tachina Fly photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Spiny Tachina Fly photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Spiny Tachina Fly photo 5
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY

Same family (Tachinidae)

Common TachinidCommon TachinidTachina feraSwift Feather-legged FlySwift Feather-legged FlyTrichopoda pennipesHornworm Tachinid FlyHornworm Tachinid FlyArchytas apiciferEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisRed Spotted Parasite FlyRed Spotted Parasite FlyEriothrix rufomaculataCylindromyia bicolorCylindromyia bicolorCylindromyia bicolor

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradejeania_rutilioides

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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