Phorinia

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Phorinia is a genus of flies in the Tachinidae family. It belongs to the subfamily Exoristinae and the tribe Exoristini. The genus was described by Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830, and its type species is Phorinia aurifrons (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830). Synonyms include Bessiola (Mesnil, 1960) and Eretria (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863).

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tachinidae
- Subfamily: Exoristinae
- Tribe: Exoristini
- Genus: Phorinia