Thelaira nigripes is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae first described by Carl Fredrik Fallén in 1817. It parasitizes moths such as Arctia caja by laying eggs in the larvae that eventually kill the host.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Thelaira nigripes 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tachinidae
- Genus
- Thelaira
- Species
- Thelaira nigripes
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