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aterrimus or instabilis

I keep going in circles with this one... - Archytas aterrimus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Calyptratae)

Superfamily Oestroidea

Family Tachinidae (Parasitic Flies)

Subfamily Tachininae

Tribe Tachinini

Genus Archytas

No Taxon aterrimus or instabilis

Identification

Dull to shining black thorax (including scutellum), shiny black to dark blue abdomen, black hairs on side of face.

Range

Widespread and common east of Rocky Mountains, rare in Southwest.

Remarks

Most of the flies placed here are Archytas aterrimus. A. instabilis is rare. Some may represent a third, undescribed species recently found in the Ozark Mountains.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 1 November, 2015 - 7:23pm
Last updated 26 March, 2020 - 2:33pm

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