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Yes, I found a second individual with the egg case on the right side.

If you search Bugguide for tachinid egg, a few similar photos turn up with the egg either dorsally or on the right side. Has anyone seen an egg on the left side?:)

Steve

PS my captive specimens along with a few adults without egg cases are still very much alive, sitting out the Winter in tubes containing moist paper. The parasitised ones appear to have swollen abdomens compared to the others;)