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fruit fly

Anastrepha fraterculus

Photo by EduardoFrick
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Field Notes

Description:

small fly with strange twisted and tatooed wings

Habitat:

behind the leaves of my citrus tree (mixirica)

Species ID Suggestions

South American Fruit Fly

Anastrepha fraterculus

Reference Link
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Comments (5)
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Here are a couple more ref: http://www.flickr.com/photos/agrocalidad/7780912452/in/photostream/ http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/fruit/tropical/south_american_fruit_fly.htm Regards!!

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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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