Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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
Photo#78075
Archytas - Archytas apicifer
Copyright © 2006 Hartmut Wisch

Archytas - Archytas apicifer
Eaton Wash, ~960 ft, Eaton Canyon Natural Area, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 8, 2006
Size: ~12 mm
Feeding on nectar from Lepidospartum squamatum (Scale broom).

ID reference: Cole & Schlinger, The Flies of Western North America. (UC Press, 1968); see (1). No idea as to species.

I think that a good case can be made in favor of A. apicifer (see notes below).

Images of this individual: tag all
Archytas - Archytas apicifer Archytas - Archytas apicifer
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 18 September, 2006 - 10:02pm
Last updated 18 September, 2007 - 11:15am

Moved
Moved from Archytas.
… Hartmut Wisch, 18 September, 2007 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

ID reference
I don't have that reference and the information page is empty. It would be very helpful if you add some info; we have many Tachinidae in the Arthytas page that may or may not belong there.
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 November, 2006 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Surely, you mean Archytas, Beatriz!
Before consulting with images I try my mind, to see what I can learn from the literature. Cole & Schlinger (I've been wanting to add the reference in the book section for some time; your comments were a reminder - its there now) is a well known reference on flies, as the title states, in WESTERN North America. However, you can also examine the likeness in a host of images here in bugguide. It is probably A. apicifer which seems to be widely distributed. Compare images here: 1, and 2.
… Hartmut Wisch, 13 November, 2006 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact