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Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly - Rhagoletis cingulata
Copyright © 2008 Peter Cristofono

Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly - Rhagoletis cingulata
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 2, 2008
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 2 July, 2008 - 12:44pm
Last updated 3 July, 2008 - 10:05am

Nice photo. What a colorful
Nice photo. What a colorful fly.
… Ilona L., 2 July, 2008 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Pretty sure it's a fruit fly. (A spider mimic, no less.)
Yours may be among these: http://bugguide.net/node/view/15251
… Ron Hemberger, 2 July, 2008 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Rhagoletis cingulata
Eastern Cherry Fruit Fly.
… Dennis Haines, 2 July, 2008 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting!
Thanks Dennis. That species does not yet have a page.
… Peter Cristofono, 2 July, 2008 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
There are peach trees & grape vines in the immediate area.
… Peter Cristofono, 2 July, 2008 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

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