Rutilia

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Tachinidae
Rutilia
Rutilia vivipara (?)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Subfamily: Dexiinae
Tribe: Rutiliini
Genus: Rutilia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]
Type species
Rutilia vivipara

Rutilia is a large genus of medium to large (>20mm) flies in the family Tachinidae native to Australia and the Oriental region, though notably absent from New Zealand.[3][4][5] Like the vast majority of tachinid flies, Rutilia species are parasitoids of other insects, specifically Rutilia are known to be parasitoids of late instar larvae of scarab beetles.

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