Posted by Stephen on 19-08-2006 16:04
#1
I went higher into the mountains a few days ago (August 16) and took photos of three nice Tachinid flies. When I got home I compared them with Internet photos, and it looks to me like maybe all three are in the same genus, Archytas.
I hope someone can confirm that, or correct me.
First, fly #1, she (?) is feeding on the wildflower Yarrow.
Edited by Stephen on 19-08-2006 16:09
Posted by Stephen on 19-08-2006 16:08
#2
Here is fly number 2, she (?) was just resting on the ground surrounded by pebbles.
Posted by Stephen on 19-08-2006 16:12
#3
The third one was on low plants alongside the Blackwater River, a small stream.
Are all three of these flies females, or do male Tachinids just not have eyes set close together?
Posted by ChrisR on 19-08-2006 16:14
#4
Well, they're all tachinids :D ... and they *look* similar to my specimens of
Archytas here but I couldn't go much further than that :)