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Fruit fly of some kind??
Copyright © 2007 Gary McDonald

Fruit fly of some kind??
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
October 15, 2007
Size: ~3mm.
Saw this guy on our potato plants, near the compost bin (live oak/chaparral habitat). Maybe a fruit fly of some kind?

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Fruit fly of some kind?? Fruit fly of some kind??
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 15 October, 2007 - 4:47pm
Last updated 8 November, 2007 - 4:32pm

Leaf miner fly
Liriomyza sp.
(You may also encounter a very similar frit - yes, it's spelled correctly - fly with a larger yellow triangle on the back. They frequently confuse me, so here's a heads up.)
… Ron Hemberger, 15 October, 2007 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ron
This one is my second frit fly species, I photographed the other in exactly the same place one month ago. . You wouldn't happen to have a genus for it would you? Thanks, Gary
… Gary McDonald, 15 October, 2007 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Comment on other post is, uh, at other post.
BTW, I realize my earlier comment here was a bit ambiguous. This post isn't a frit fly.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 October, 2007 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again Ron
Your post wasn't all that ambiguous, I just didn't read it carefully, thanks for clarifying. I now see that this genus is in the Agromyzidae.
… Gary McDonald, 15 October, 2007 - 11:20pm login or register to post comments

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