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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Tachininae » Tachinini » Archytas » Archytas metallicus
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Tachinid Fly - Archytas metallicus
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Tachinid Fly - Archytas metallicus
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
June 19, 2004
You can see my reflection in its abdomen.

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 21 February, 2005 - 8:03am
Last updated 18 July, 2020 - 6:46pm

Moved
Moved from Archytas.

I see hints of an elongated second aristomere. A bit blurry for the parafacial hairs but I strongly agree.
… Arturo Santos, 18 July, 2020 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

Archytas metallicus?
Dark calypters say Archytas metallicus, but that species should have dark hairs on the face.
… John F. Carr, 14 November, 2015 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: Archytas sp.
Tachinidae: Archytas sp.
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

Compare another photo, compare Parachytas
Compare my photo from Orange County, though I did not get such a neat self-portrait:



Looks rather similar to Parachytas, shown at Guide to Insects of Quebec, for what that's worth in this huge family.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 18 May, 2005 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Your reflection
Oh, yes! I remember the first time that it hapenned to me. I inserted my selfportrait instead using Photoshop, just for fun. It looked great!
… Beatriz Moisset, 21 February, 2005 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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