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Photo#671654
Large brown and black fly - Archytas

Large brown and black fly - Archytas
Near Marquette, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
July 9, 2012
Size: 3/4" in length
Photographed this fly while working in a wet area during daylight hours

Moved
Moved from Archytas.

Moved
Moved from Tachinini.

Tachinidae: Archytas sp.
Tachinidae: Archytas sp.

Moved to Tachinini
for expert attention. Looks similar to Archytas apicifer, but I'm not certain.
Moved from ID Request.

 
Close, at least
In that group, but I don't trust the color characters in the key to species.

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