Sturmia bella is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. Larvae can parasitize over twenty lepidopteran species, such as Parantica sita.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sturmia bella being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Linnaemya picta
- Blepharipa pratensis
- Voria ruralis
- Epicampocera succincta
- Blondelia nigripes
- Exorista larvarum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tachinidae
- Genus
- Sturmia
- Species
- Sturmia bella
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