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Picture-winged Fly

Delphinia picta

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on our garden fence feeding on bird droppings.

Notes:

Looks very similar to the Tephritid fly in my last spotting. At first I thought this was the same fly as it was not far from where I took its picture.

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Delphinia picta (Fabricius) - a picture-winged fly

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PublishedMay 26, 2023

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