Insects and Spiders

Another New Fly Species

I never knew there were so many different kinds of flies surrounding us. I'd always dismissed them and ignored them. This one has no common name that I could find. It is a large fly that is a helpful parasite because it attacks the forest tent caterpillar which is a pest.
Archytas apicifer

Archytas apiciferlarge flyflybuginsectparasitebeneficialbeneficial bugwhite rock lakedallas texassunset baymarshnew species for meclose up