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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Tachininae » Tachinini » Copecrypta » Copecrypta ruficauda
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Tachinid Fly - Copecrypta ruficauda
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Tachinid Fly - Copecrypta ruficauda
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
October 1, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
I found this Tachinid fly on Western Daisy Fleabane - Erigeron bellidiastrum.
I thought it was behaving strangely because no matter what I did (moving weeds around to get a better shot etc) it didn't move. Usually critters will flinch or move somewhat but this one didn't. It was only after I got it on the computer that I figured out why. A Misumenops Flower Spider has it by the throat. Cool!
I absolutely never saw the spider. It was very well camouflaged. Western Daisy Fleabane has lavender colored flower petals with a bright yellow center (anther,stigma). I'm sure this was the cause of the demise of the fly as well.

Please help with fly ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 2 October, 2008 - 8:05am
Last updated 10 April, 2009 - 3:29pm

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… v belov, 10 April, 2009 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: probably Copecrypta ruficauda
Tachinidae: probably Copecrypta ruficauda
… Norm Woodley, 10 April, 2009 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

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