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Fruit Fly

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Field Notes

Description:

A relatively large Fruit Fly, 5 mm long (with wings, which are more than twice the length of the body). Family Tephritidae.

Habitat:

Garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.

Reference Links:

Tephritidae - Wikipedia

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PublishedNovember 15, 2018

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