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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Ulidiinae » Lipsanini » Acrosticta
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Tephritoidea? - Acrosticta
Copyright © 2016 Salvador Vitanza

Tephritoidea? - Acrosticta
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
May 7, 2016
Attracted to UV and mercury vapor lights at Rio Bosque Wetlands Park.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 8 May, 2016 - 4:52pm
Last updated 18 January, 2017 - 9:10am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 8 May, 2016 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
I forgot to mention
that this fly held its forelegs pointing ahead in a fashion similar to many flies in Ulidiidae (e.g. last photo in this series). It also constantly opened and closed its wings in a way I have seen several species in Tephritidae and Ulidiidae do.
Thank you Ross and John!
… Salvador Vitanza, 8 May, 2016 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Acrosticta…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 8 May, 2016 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

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