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European Tachinid Fly

Compsilura concinnata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Compsilura concinnata (tachinid fly; order Diptera) is a parasitoid native to Europe that was introduced to North America in 1906 to control invasive populations of the exotic spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), which primarily infests forests. The fly is an endoparasitoid of insect larvae that lives within its host for most of its life. The parasitoid eventually kills the host and occasionally eats it.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 2France · 1Germany · 1Italy · 1Luxembourg · 1Netherlands · 1Spain · 1