Tetanocera elata
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| Tetanocera elata | |
|---|---|
| Tetanocera elata North Wales | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sciomyzidae |
| Genus: | Tetanocera |
| Species: | T. elata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetanocera elata (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Tetanocera elata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic[1][2][3] Larvae of T. elata are known obligate feeders on slugs both as parasitoids and predators.[4][5]