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Villa

insect genus
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  • Bee fly (Sparmopolius fulvus)
    bee fly

    Larvae of several species of Villa destroy grasshopper eggs; others are parasitic on caterpillars. Anthrax anale is a parasite of tiger beetle larvae, and the European A. trifasciata is a parasite of the wall bee. Several African species of Villa and Thyridanthrax are parasitic on the covering of the pupa…

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    Larvae of several species of Villa destroy grasshopper eggs; others are parasitic on caterpillars. Anthrax anale is a parasite of tiger beetle larvae, and the European A. trifasciata is a parasite of the wall bee. Several African species of Villa and Thyridanthrax are parasitic on the covering of the pupa…

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