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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) » Tephritinae » Myopitini » Urophora » Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly (Urophora quadrifasciata)
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Salticid Mimic on Tansy - Urophora quadrifasciata
Copyright © 2016 Peter Hollinger

Salticid Mimic on Tansy - Urophora quadrifasciata
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
August 14, 2016
Size: ~5mm
I assume the lines on the wings are meant to look like a jumping spider.
Wider view here.

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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 14 August, 2016 - 10:33am
Last updated 20 August, 2016 - 2:26pm

Moved
Moved from Fruit Flies.
… Peter Hollinger, 20 August, 2016 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 14 August, 2016 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

Urophora quadrifasciata (male)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 14 August, 2016 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly
Urophora quadrifasciata certainly looks like a match. Thanks, Ross.
… Peter Hollinger, 20 August, 2016 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

Tephritidae
Looks like Ross got it right.
… tom murray, 14 August, 2016 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

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