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Tachina praeceps

Original - A Tachnina praceps fly feeding on nectar. Notice the stout body and long abdominal bristles, characteristic of the genus. Abundant on waterside plants during summer. Eggs are laid on plants and grubs feed on caterpillars of moths and butterflies.

Reason

A high resolution and good quality illustration of the genus Tachina with its stout body and long abdominal bristles. The three-segmented antenna, with a dorsal arista, is characteristic of the Muscomorpha group of flies.

Articles this image appears in

Tachina, Calypter, Muscomorpha

Creator

Joaquim Alves Gaspar

• Support as nominator --Alvesgaspar (talk) 10:45, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support Good enough for me Noodle snacks (talk) 11:08, 17 June 2009
• Support very nice you can see everything clearly --Thanks, Hadseys 10:53, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose Sharpness is somewhat poor but more significantly I'm not keen on the composition. I'd have liked a more side on more conventional side view so that you can see it feeding or a plan view so that you get more wing detail. Here it's a bit half hearted IMO. Also too much dead space, but that can easily be fixed with some cropping... --Fir0002 11:37, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Not promoted --wadester16 15:56, 25 June 2009 (UTC)