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Fruit fly ? - Paracantha cultaris - female
Copyright © 2008 Beth Sands

Fruit fly ? - Paracantha cultaris - Female
Manteca, San joaquin County, California, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: near 1 cm
This colorful little fly was found on a Sunflower leaf in a moist field . It appeared to be sucking something from off the Sunflower leaf . It was a really bright and hot day and my camera did not want to focus very well , so even though I took many photos , I only came away with o.k. shots . Hopefully this female can be identified . Thanks for any comments , sincerely Beth

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Contributed by Beth Sands on 7 September, 2008 - 6:04pm
Last updated 10 September, 2008 - 5:55pm

Paracantha cultaris (Tephriti
Paracantha cultaris (Tephritidae)
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