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Hornworm Tachinid Fly

Archytas apicifer

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Archytas apicifer is a medium to large sized (approximately 10-15 mm) Nearctic tachinid fly. The species name was authored by the German entomologist Johann Friedrich Jaennicke (1867) and presumably named after the Greek classical philosopher and mathematician Archytas. The larvae are parasites of several caterpillar species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 1