Peacock fly (fruit fly)

Goniurellia tridens Hendel, 1910, Tephritidae https://guardianlv.com/2013/11/fruit-fly-to-spider-say-hello-to-my-little-friends/

Amazing photo of a lovely fly.

A few days late, but a BIG congratulations for this great spotting and for it being chosen as spotting of the day! See you soon!

Congratulations on your incredible spotting!

Congratulation on the SOTD!! KateBraun.

Congrats Kate! Love this spotting.

It's an incredible insect! and a great shot! congratulations!

Excellent !

What a great Spotting of the day!

incredible mark !! awesome !! Congratulations Kate..

Congratulations. Nice shot and fabulous fly.

Fantastic spotting Kate ... Well done on the SOTD .. nature never ceases to amaze me

Wow he is creative! Pictures of flies superimposed on it's wings. :))

Congrats!!

Wooaahh !! Amazing patern !!

Great spotting! Such an unusual design, but that's Mother Nature!

Congratulations on the SOTD, Kate. It really deserved it.

Congrats!

Congratulations Kate, this awesome little fly has earned you another Spotting of the Day! We think this colorful little fly looks like it has insects painted on its wings – can you see them? Facebook: https://upload.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10153964367615603/?type=1&stream_ref=10 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/449011472589651968

Pls check out "Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database" (1998): http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/people/FCT_pdf/FFESSID.pdf Two species, whose wing patterns were shown in this partial 1980 journal, have southern African distribution. http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Goniurellia-wings-Freidberg-1980.jpg Wing pattern #6. Goniurellia munroi's distribution: Gambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa. Wing pattern #7. Goniurellia omissa's distribution: South Africa.

How beautiful it is.

Beautiful!! Love the patterns in the wings and of course those green eyes!!

Wonderful Spotting!

Just unbelievable Kate,very interesting spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing

How wonderful that you got photos of this fruit fly. I was amazed when I first saw an article about them. http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/science/fruit-fly-with-the-wings-of-beauty#ixzz2jhxlLGaH The Trupanea species are in southern Africa; see this link from South Africa: www.geller-grimm.de/londt/afro.pdf‎

Awesome fly!

You're welcome Kate :)

Amazing strategy..

Wow!!

Perfect!

astounding !!!

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this Kate!

Very interesting spotting!

Wow, that is unique! A pattern of another insect on it, I wonder if that's so predators go for its wings instead of its body?

Unbelievable! Never seen a thing like this.