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Tachinid Fly

Tachinidae Archytas

Spotting Image 1

Description:

I spotted this large Tachinid Fly in my veggie garden a few day ago, but could not get a photo of it. I managed to get this single shot today before it flew away. It had a beautiful shiny round blue-black abdomen that does not really show well in the photo.

Habitat:

Urban veggie garden.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago
Tachinid fly
Archytas sp. Tachinidae


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2 Comments

misako
misako 12 years ago

Thank you for the correction Juan--I did think it looked a little different than the Blue Bottle Fly.

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Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

Hi Misako, I don't think this is a Calliphora, it looks like a Tachinidae

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misako
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misako

Richmond, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 8, 2011
Submitted on Sep 9, 2011

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