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little fly - Tomoplagia
Copyright © 2007 Beth Sands

little fly - Tomoplagia
Manteca, San joaquin County, California, USA
August 14, 2007
Size: 1/8 "
I found this tiny fly in the morning on a piece of grass . My camera had a hard time focusing on it since it is so small . This is the first time that I have seen a fly with that long extension ( ovipositor ? ) on it's rear . It was a pretty speckled fly with nicely banded wings . I would appreciate any comments to help in identification , thanks ... Beth the shutterbug
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 14 August, 2007 - 11:50am
Last updated 31 October, 2007 - 7:45pm

Chaetorellia sp. cf. succinea
A species of Chaetorellia (Tephritidae, Terelliini), recently successfully introduced from Europe as a yellow starthistle biocontrol agent...
… Valery A. Korneyev, 3 March, 2008 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Fruit Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 31 October, 2007 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

Tomoplagia
This is a female Tomoplagia species. The yellow diagonal banding of the wings is typical for this genus. I believe it is Tomoplagia cressoni because of where it was found, and the apparent dark spot on the apex of the scutellum.
… Morgan Jackson, 22 October, 2007 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Tephritidae
Definitely family Tephritidae, the Fruit Flies. Ovipositors are common in this group, as are those nice banded wings. I'm not great at generic recognition, but this reminds me of the genus Orellia, which is pretty common.
… Ray Fisher, 14 August, 2007 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

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