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Archytas sp. (Tachinidae) in the Colorado Rockies.

Archytas sp. (Tachinidae) in the Colorado Rockies.
Hoosier Pass at 11600 ft (N39° 21.709',W106° 03.767°),, Park County, Colorado, USA
August 18, 2005
Size: L = 10 mm
Found on Solidago nana - Dwarf Goldenrod in medium and high elevations (montane - alpine). Bombyliidae are conspicuously absent, possibly because of the decreased abundance of hymenopteran larval hosts.

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Archytas sp. (Tachinidae) in the Colorado Rockies. Archytas sp. (Tachinidae) in the Colorado Rockies. Archytas sp. (Tachinidae) in the Colorado Rockies.