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Fruit fly

Anastrepha obliqua

Photo by Jorge4
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow with transparent wings. The "tail" is not so long, nor the head is quite beak shaped.

Habitat:

Back yard in a lemon tree.

Notes:

Thanks to Oxyjack for identification.

Species ID Suggestions

West Indian Fruit Fly

Anastrepha obliqua

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Comments (3)
oxyjack
You're welcome Jorge. It was nice to see a photo of a live specimen. I've only seen preserved specimens and drawings before.
Jorge4
Thanks oxyjack, I changed the name
oxyjack
The patterned wings and the antennae suggest it's a fruit fly (Family Tephritidae) not a Scorpionfly (Order Mecoptera). This is a true fly, and Scorpionflies are not. That's a very cool photo, I've never seen one quite like that before.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2012

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