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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) » Tephritinae » Tephritini » Campiglossa group » Dioxyna » Dioxyna picciola
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fly - Dioxyna picciola
Copyright © 2008 Matt Edmonds

fly - Dioxyna picciola
st. pete, pinellas County, Florida, USA
May 22, 2008
Size: 3 to 4 mm
ID please?
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Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 22 May, 2008 - 1:43pm
Last updated 7 April, 2009 - 8:58pm

The correct name for this is
The correct name for this is Dioxyna picciola (Bigot)
… Allen Norrbom, 7 December, 2010 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 7 April, 2009 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

thanks
thanks guys!
… Matt Edmonds, 23 May, 2008 - 6:14am login or register to post comments

A long shot
Matt, the important thing here is wing pattern. Based on a rather blurry photocopy I have, your fly might well be Dioxyna picciola; perhaps you can run this down further.

We have one Dioxyna photo here, but of a different species. It does look like yours, tho wing pattern isn't identical. See:
… Ron Hemberger, 22 May, 2008 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Here is one for you to look at
What do you think of this one?
… John R. Maxwell, 23 May, 2008 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Not an ID but
reminds me of some of the Tephritidae (Fruit Flies), maybe even Tephritini?
… John R. Maxwell, 22 May, 2008 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Not an expert but
I'd also say fruit fly.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 May, 2008 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

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