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Peppy little fly - Liriomyza
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Peppy little fly - Liriomyza
San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
February 12, 2007
Size: ~3mm
Kept hopping around on this bush sunflower bloom, while I clicked away.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 13 February, 2007 - 4:00pm
Last updated 13 March, 2007 - 6:13pm

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… Ron Hemberger, 13 March, 2007 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

cute fly
I think it's in Agromyzidae, but I'd like to hear what other dipterists have to say. The other family that sprung to mind, Chloropidae, is not possible due to the presence of an anal cell and a small ocellar triangle. There are still a number of other little acalyptrate families this might fall in to.
… Keith Bayless, 13 February, 2007 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Keith
It photographs like Agromyzidae, and the coloration was close to the one other I'd shot. Pattern on the body was different, but I assume that's not important. It's always intriguing to me to see how insects are defined by what they're not. Hey, there's a lot of that in food, ala non-fat, no calories, etc.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 February, 2007 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

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