KAREN'S GALLERY (est. 2005)

Tachinid (Archytas aterrimus) female because of the "proclinate orbital bristles" - 2015-10-23 Newark, DE

The close-up above shows why it's a female:
"(...) "proclinate orbital bristles" next to the eyes (...) can be used to determine sex in this genus. In a few genera males have them too."
… John F. Carr, 14 November, 2015 - 6:25am
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1160490
-proclinate orbital bristles explained - the first picture at the following link:
http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Other%20insect%20pages/Tachinid%20key%20pg2.htm

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