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Tachinid fly - Subfamily Dexiinae
Family
Tachinidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Tachinid
Flies Subfamily Dexiinae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- The Dexiinae mostly are parasitic in larval Coleoptera (beetle). Adults
are usually found resting on tree trunk. Usually they have long legs, with
face elongated under the eyes.
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- Large Green Parasitic Fly
 - Rutilia sp., subfamily Dexiinae, tribe Rutiliini, body length 20mm
- Pictures taken in Yugarapul
Park and Alexandra Hill, mid summer. This fly larvae parasites on Scarab
Beetle larvae. This is the largest Tachinid fly that we saw. Its hairy
body was metallic green in colour. They are usually found in forest or
semi-forest, resting with heading downwards on tree trunk about a meter from
ground. More information and pictures can be found in this page.
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- Green Parasitic Fly, Bristle Fly
- Rutilia sp., subfamily Dexiinae, tribe Rutiliini, body length
15mm
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early summer, we saw many of them resting on Iron-bark gum tree trunk in
Karawatha Forest Bushtail track. They look similar to the above species but
smaller in size, with bright green metallic colour. Please visit this page
for more information and pictures.
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- Long Tongue Tachinid fly
 - Senostoma sp. or Rhynchiodexia sp., subfamily DEXIINAE, body length 10mm
- Pictures taken in Karawatha Forest mid September. The fly was waiting for
something on the gum tree trunk. This fly did not care about we came very
close to take those photos. Please also visit this page
for more details.
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- Large Long Legs Tachinid Fly
 - ? sp., body length 18mm
- We sometimes see
different species of large Tachinid flies
rest on a tree trunk, with head facing downwards, seem
waiting for something. Please check this page
for the details.
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- Thin Long Legs Tachinid fly
 - Senostoma or Trigonospila sp. body length 10mm
- Picture taken near Bulimba Creek in Wishart during mid summer. It was
searching for something among the leaves.
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- Thin brownish-yellow
Tachinid fly
 - ? Trichopoda sp., body length 8mm
- Pictures taken in Sunnybank near Bulimba Creek during mid summer.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p 784.
- 2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus
& Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p376.
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