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Exorista larvarum

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
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Scientific name
  
Exorista larvarum

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Species

Class
  
Subfamily
  
Genus
  
Exorista

Phylum
  
Order
  
Fly

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Exorista larvarum


Exorista larvarum is a Palaearctic species of fly in the family Tachinidae.

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Oeil de mouche exorista larvarum microscope zoom x4


Hosts

Lepidoptera larvae, mainly Lymantriidae and Lasiocampidae. It attacks Lymantria dispar dispar. Studies have been conducted into its ability to successfully prey on Mythimna unipuncta.

Parasitic nature

It lays an egg on its host, the egg will hatch and penetrate the host. The host could escape this fate by molting before the egg hatches.

Artificial Diets

For rearing Exorista larvarum in controlled conditions, inexpensive diets are preferable. MEYS contains liquid skimmed milk, chicken egg yolk, yeast extract and saccharose and HEYS contains veal homogenate, chicken egg yolk, yeast extract and saccharose. Though many variations of the diet yield different results. Larvae have a tendency to wander, which can result in starvation, reducing wander is important for maximizing yields.

References

Exorista larvarum Wikipedia


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