#tachinidae

[michaelnordeman]

Trixa alpina, a spicies of fly in the Tachinidae family. Värmland, Sweden (14 June 2025).

[ichneumoniid]

Check out this gorgeous tachinid!

(Epalpus signifer, 4/15/2026)

[miyrumiyru]

Spikies flies

[cnestus]

Dichocera sp. (Tachinidae)

[drhoz]

#3087 - Winthemia sp.

Photo by Bob Goodale.

Another, large, widespread, genus of Bristle Fly. The larval hosts for this one are most likely caterpillars, but I don't have any more information on them

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills - Mt. O'Brien lighttrap

[drhoz]

#3086 - Complex Chrysopasta elegans

Large Tachinids from SW Australia, usually seen feeding from our many flowering shrubs.

Chrysopasta elegans  and the other very similar species in the complex are in the subfamily Dexiinae, and the Rutiliini tribe. The Dexiinae generally havec beetle grubs or caterpillars as hosts for their, and lay hundreds to thousands of eggs in likely habitat. After that, the larvae are on their own, and either have to find a host themselves or hopefully get swallowed by a caterpillar.

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills - Wongan Wildflower Walk

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[jupiterswasphouse]

[VIDEO TAKEN: MAY 8TH, 2025 | Video ID: A video of a black scavenger fly crawling across a couple long green leaves, its wings wiggling in the air /End IDs.]