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Fruit fly? - Chymomyza amoena
Copyright © 2005 Richard Leung

Fruit fly? - Chymomyza amoena
Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 5, 2005
Size: ~4mm
This fly was collected from a pear tree. It would periodically hold both wings up as it walked around. I'm guessing it's something from family Tephritidae, but I'm not sure.
Contributed by Richard Leung on 8 May, 2005 - 5:19pm
Last updated 20 May, 2005 - 10:28pm

Family Opomyzidae
Hello Richard,
I think this one belongs to the family Opomyzidae!
Some photo's of mine of European members of Opomyzidae are under this link:
http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album=12
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 9 May, 2005 - 3:24am

 
Actually, no
This is a fruit fly (Drosophilidae) but of the genus Chymomyza, C. amoena. Breeding in rotting fruits (e.g., apples, chestnuts).

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 9 May, 2005 - 9:46am

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