Huebneria affinis

Huebneria affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Exoristinae
Tribe:	Eryciini
Genus:	Huebneria
Species:	H. affinis
Binomial name
	Huebneria affinis; (Fallén, 1810)
Synonyms[1]
	Exorista polychaeta Macquart, 1849; Huebneria polychaeta (Macquart, 1849); Tachina affinis Fallén, 1810;

Huebneria affinis is a Palaearctic species of tachinid fly in the genus Huebneria of the family Tachinidae. The species was first described by Carl Fredrik Fallén in 1810.[1] It parasitizes moths such as Arctia caja by laying eggs in the larvae that eventually kill the host.

Distribution

Palaearctic: Western Europe.[1]

Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.

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