Parasitic fly - Tachinidae

Japanese: ヤドリバエ(寄生蠅) - ヤドリバエ

A general term for small to medium-sized insects belonging to the Tachinidae family of the Diptera order. They are also called parasitic flies. They are closely related to flies of the Flesh Flies and Calliphoridae families, but in addition to differences in external appearance, their larvae are mainly internal parasites of other insects, and their adults do not gather on decaying materials, but live by licking nectar from flowers and honeydew from aphids. About 7,000 species are known from all over the world, but in fact many species remain undescribed, and it is said that this family has the largest number of species among the Diptera order.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

双翅目ヤドリバエ科Tachinidaeに属する小～中型の昆虫の総称。寄生（きせい）バエともいう。ニクバエ科やクロバエ科のハエに近縁であるが，外部形態の違いのほかに，幼虫が主として他の昆虫の内部寄生者で，成虫も腐食物などには集まらず，花のみつやアブラムシ類の出す甘露（かんろ）をなめて生活する点で異なっている。全世界から7000種ほどが知られているが，実際にはまだ数多くの種が未記載で残されており，双翅目中では最大の種類数をもつ科であろうといわれている。

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