Nemorilla floralis explained

Nemorilla floralis is a species of tachinid fly.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Description

Thorax shows a few black stripes, with a broader central stripe. Head and body are hairy. Body color ranges from pale grey or beige to black. The abdomen is speckled. Wings are partially darkened.[6]

Adults can be found from May to July.[6] These flies lay their eggs inside a living host where larvae develop.[6] [7]

Hosts

This species is a parasitoid of various butterflies and micro-moths (Arctiidae, Noctuidae, Choreutidae, Nymphalidae, Oecophoridae and Pyralidae).[3]

Distribution

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Corse, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Mongolia, Canary Islands, Morocco, Tunisia, Russia, Azerbaijan, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fauna Europaea version 2.4 . 26 September 2012 . European Commission . 26 September 2012 .
  2. Book: Chandler, Peter J. . 1998 . Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera . . 12 . 1 . 1–234 . 0-901546-82-8 . . London .
  3. Tachinid Flies Diptera Tachinidae. Belshaw. Robert. 1993. . Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. 10 . 4ai . 170.
  4. Ditera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Section (a) Tachinidae & Calliphoridae . van Emden. F.I. . 1954. . Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. 10 . 4a . 133.
  5. Web site: O’Hara . James E. . Henderson . Shannon J. . D. Monty . Wood . Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World. Tachinidae Resources . 30 November 2023 . 5 March 2020.
  6. http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/nemorilla-floralis Nature Spot
  7. http://www.tuin-thijs.com/vliegen-tachinidae-engels.htm Tachinidae