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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Tachininae » Tachinini » Archytas » analis complex (Archytas analis complex) » Archytas apicifer

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fly - Archytas apicifer -

San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA
March 14, 2006
Size: 13mm

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pupal remains - Archytas apicifer

fly - Archytas apicifer - female

fly - Archytas apicifer - female

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fly - Archytas apicifer - female

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 22 March, 2006 - 1:04am
Last updated 22 April, 2007 - 7:44pm

Moved

Moved from Archytas.

… Hartmut Wisch, 13 November, 2006 - 11:45pm

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Archytas apicifer

I asked the specialists and Jim O'Hara and Monty Wood think it is Archytas apicifer (female). This genus is very common and specimens can be found visiting flowers.
Martin

… Martin Hauser, 22 March, 2006 - 2:51pm

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Archytas apicifer

Thanks Martin!

… Joyce Gross, 23 March, 2006 - 1:19am

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Tach

Extraordinary shots. Unfortunately in California I cannot help you. But in the east I now have a visual key to the genera here:
http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Other%20insect%20pages/Tachinid%20key%20pg1.htm

With shots like yours you could almost key it from the photo for an eastern species.

… Herschel Raney, 22 March, 2006 - 8:23am

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key

Thanks for the link to the key -- very interesting to know how important all the bristles are on these tachnids! I was amazed at the bristle patterns on "my" fly so I guess I should not be surprised that the bristles are important in IDing these guys.

I'm going to add a closeup of the antennae -- it looks as if they are a distinctive character of Archytas.

… Joyce Gross, 23 March, 2006 - 1:45am

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Tach

I will change the key link on the genus to your series. Very fine shots. And yes, that kidney shpaed terminal antennae is a character for the genus apparently.

… Herschel Raney, 23 March, 2006 - 6:54am

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Tachinid

Looks like a Tachinid. They are a diverse family of parasitoids. I don't know anything beyond that.
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 22 March, 2006 - 6:11am

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