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Tachinid or syrphid? - Archytas
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Tachinid or syrphid? - Archytas
Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
August 9, 2006
I've seen these three times, and are they hard to shoot! They fly in the shadows and don't touch down long. A foliage filter would surely help.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 9 August, 2006 - 8:31pm
Last updated 9 August, 2006 - 9:45pm

YEs Tachinidae, looks like ge
YEs Tachinidae, looks like genus Archytas.
… Martin Hauser, 9 August, 2006 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

Tachinid
based on wing veins and the spines on the abdomen.
… Steve Pelikan, 9 August, 2006 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Steve and Martin
Another one goes into the "known" file!
… Ron Hemberger, 9 August, 2006 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

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