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Archytas nr. apicifer ? - Archytas - male
Copyright © 2014 Robert Lord Zimlich

Archytas nr. apicifer ? - Archytas - Male
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 9, 2014
I don't think I missed a single hair on this bugger. There should be enough info in these photos for you fly-guys to figger who its momma is. :)

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Archytas nr. apicifer ? - Archytas - male Cool Fly - Archytas - male Cool Fly - Archytas
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 10 May, 2014 - 6:21pm
Last updated 14 November, 2015 - 8:58am

Moved
Moved from Archytas.

I think californiae, but I am not sure.
… John F. Carr, 14 November, 2015 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… v belov, 21 May, 2014 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: Archytas sp.
Tachinidae: Archytas sp.
… Norm Woodley, 21 May, 2014 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Archytas?
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 10 May, 2014 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like ...
Joyce Gross' Archytas apicifer

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 May, 2014 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

 
Probably
I think this is Archytas apicifer, but I am not confident in my interpretation of color differences compared to californiae. It should be one of those two species. Two more species are very similar but don't live in Alabama. I may need to make a page for the Archytas analis species group.
… John F. Carr, 12 November, 2015 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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