Tachina canariensis

Tachina canariensis · Order: Diptera · Family: Tachinidae

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Tachina canariensis
Photo: Sara Navarro, CC BY

Tachina canariensis is a fly that looks blackish-brown in color. It is native only to the Canary Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The fly is blackish-brown.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found only in the Canary Islands.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Tachina canariensis photo 3
Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY

Same family (Tachinidae)

Common TachinidCommon TachinidTachina feraSwift Feather-legged FlySwift Feather-legged FlyTrichopoda pennipesEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisRed Spotted Parasite FlyRed Spotted Parasite FlyEriothrix rufomaculataCylindromyia bicolorCylindromyia bicolorCylindromyia bicolorYellow-faced FlyYellow-faced FlyTachina grossa

Sources

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

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