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Bee-like Tachinid Fly

Tachinidae archytas

Description:

Small red bodied fly, red eyes and orangeish coloring where wings join thorax. The Bee-Like Tachinid Fly looks like an unsightly, hairy mess, but this insect is very useful in controlling nuisance insects.

Habitat:

Found on a Frog Fruit Flower (Phyla nodiflora) in wetlands in East Florida

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2 Comments

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Thanks Dilan

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

nice series James!!

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 19, 2015
Submitted on Jan 20, 2015

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