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Definition of Tachina fly
1. Noun. Bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tachina Fly
Literary usage of Tachina fly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"tachina fly Eggs on a caterpillar, larva, adult, and pupa ; size a little larger
than a house fly The white, oval eggs are glued to the body of an insect as ..."
2. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Thus a tachina fly will lay her eggs on a caterpillar, if she can find one. ...
tachina fly Eggs on a caterpillar, larva, adult, and pupa ; size a little ..."
3. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Thus a tachina fly will lay her eggs on a caterpillar, if she can find one. ...
tachina fly Eggs on a caterpillar, larva, adult, and pupa; size a little ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... about two thirds of an inch long. tachina-fly (tâ-kï'ua-fli), и. ...
The red-tailed tachina-fly is ... A tachina-fly. taching-end (tach'ing-end), ». ..."
5. Report of the United States Entomological Commission by United States Entomological commission (1878)
"There are doubtless many different species of these Tachina-flies that attack
our locusts, but by far the most common is the Anonymous Tachina-fly (T. ..."
6. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1894)
"Some observers have seen the yellow-tailed tachina fly (Tachina flavicauda)
preying upon the army worm. While developing the caterpillars we succeeded in ..."
7. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"tachina fly Eggs on a caterpillar, larva, adult, and pupa ; size a little larger
than a house fly The white, oval eggs are glued to the body of an insect as ..."
8. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Thus a tachina fly will lay her eggs on a caterpillar, if she can find one. ...
tachina fly Eggs on a caterpillar, larva, adult, and pupa ; size a little ..."
9. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Thus a tachina fly will lay her eggs on a caterpillar, if she can find one. ...
tachina fly Eggs on a caterpillar, larva, adult, and pupa; size a little ..."
10. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"... about two thirds of an inch long. tachina-fly (tâ-kï'ua-fli), и. ...
The red-tailed tachina-fly is ... A tachina-fly. taching-end (tach'ing-end), ». ..."
11. Report of the United States Entomological Commission by United States Entomological commission (1878)
"There are doubtless many different species of these Tachina-flies that attack
our locusts, but by far the most common is the Anonymous Tachina-fly (T. ..."
12. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1894)
"Some observers have seen the yellow-tailed tachina fly (Tachina flavicauda)
preying upon the army worm. While developing the caterpillars we succeeded in ..."
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