Tiger-moth-parasite
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Leschenaultia halisidotae
Leschenaultia halisidotae is a bristle fly species in the family Tachinidae, described by Brooks in 1947. It is a parasitoid of tiger moth caterpillars in the genera Halysidota and Lophocampa. The species is distributed across North America from Canada through the United States to Mexico. As a tachinid fly, it plays a role in regulating populations of its moth hosts through larval parasitism.