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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Otitinae » Genera incertae sedis possibly related to Cephaliini » Diacrita » Diacrita costalis
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Fly - Diacrita costalis
Copyright © 2012 Bill Johnson

Fly - Diacrita costalis
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 21, 2012
Any ID for this fly that was visiting some javelina or coyote scat? Thanks.
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 18 December, 2012 - 3:06pm
Last updated 20 December, 2012 - 6:12pm

Moved
Moved from Fruit Flies.
… John F. Carr, 20 December, 2012 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

Diacrita costalis (Ulidiidae)
Yep, no doubts. Move to Ulidiidae, pls.
… Valery A. Korneyev, 20 December, 2012 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

Compare Diacrita costalis
Compare Diacrita costalis.
… John F. Carr, 20 December, 2012 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

Family?
How did you ID this as Tephritidae?
… John F. Carr, 20 December, 2012 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
I sometimes get the wing-patt
I sometimes get the wing-patterns, i.e. spots, bands, etc., confused with the families that look close - Tephritidae, Otitidae, Pyrgotidae, Platysomatidae, etc. I try. Thnaks for all the clarification.
… Bill Johnson, 20 December, 2012 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

 
i was wondering, too...
beautiful fly in any case
… v belov, 20 December, 2012 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

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