Compsilura

noun

Comp·​si·​lu·​ra

ˌkämpsəˈlu̇rə

: a genus of tachinid flies including one (C. concinnata) that is important in the biological control of several destructive phytophagous moths (as the gypsy, brown-tail, and satin moths)

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