tachinid flies
1tachinid fly — ▪ insect any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera. Adult tachinids superficially resemble houseflies. Most species range in size from 2 to 18 mm (0.08 to 0.7 inch) and are hairy and dull gray or black. Some are metallic green… …
2tachinid — noun Etymology: New Latin Tachinidae, from Tachina, genus of flies, from Greek tachinos fleet, from tachys swift Date: 1888 any of a family (Tachinidae) of bristly usually grayish or black dipteran flies whose parasitic larvae are often used in… …
3Tachinidae — Taxobox name = Tachinidae image width = 250px image caption = Long tongue tachinid regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota ordo = Diptera subordo =… …
4Earwig — For other uses, see Earwig (disambiguation). Earwigs Temporal range: 208–0 Ma …
5dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …
6Tachina grossa — Taxobox name = Tachina grossa status = image caption = Tachina grossa image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota ordo = Diptera subordo =… …
7lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …
8Biological pest control — Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of… …
9Compsilura — concinnata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
10Adejeania — vexatrix Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
