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Fruit Fly

Tephritis sp

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

A lovely fly. Yellow eyes, tan thorax, wings with black markings. Probably a fruit fly of some sort.

Habitat:

Temperate forest bordering salt marsh. Gardiner County Park, New York.

Reference Links:

Genus Tephritis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

fruit fly

Trupanea sp.

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Thanks Scott! That Genus looks correct, though I haven't found a match yet.

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