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Spikey Fly
Copyright © 2006 Patrick Dockens

Spikey Fly
Near Valle, along US180, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
August 22, 2006
Probably belongs here, right?
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Contributed by Patrick Dockens on 9 November, 2006 - 3:20pm

Moved
Moved from Archytas per Chuck's comment.
… Patrick Dockens, 9 November, 2006 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

Probably not Archytas
The Tachinidae is a huge family with ID often only possible by examination of a specimen under magnification. There's a whole set of terms for types of bristles on particular parts of the body. In short, there are lots of ways to be wrong!

I could be wrong, too, but my impression is that Archytas are a light color on the top of the thorax, not dark.
… Chuck Entz, 9 November, 2006 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

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