I found this super tiny insect under the night light, next to the pond - Trixoscelis ornata - BugGuide.Net

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I found this super tiny insect under the night light, next to the pond - Trixoscelis ornata

Austin, Williamson County, Texas, USA
August 12, 2016
Size: 1/10 of flesh fly

ok. I cropped it. Thank you.

Contributed by Michelle on 10 April, 2017 - 2:39am
Last updated 10 April, 2017 - 7:22am

Moved

Moved from Trixoscelis.

… John F. Carr, 10 April, 2017 - 7:22am

location data needs correction: Austin is not in Williamson Co

… v belov, 10 April, 2017 - 7:15am

Dear V Belov..I found it in m

Dear V Belov..I found it in my backyard so I think I knew which city and county I am in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas
There are 3 counties here in Austin: Hays, Travis and Williamson
This is Texas.
Thank you.

… Michelle, 11 April, 2017 - 1:30am

thanks for the patient explanation, good to know

the wast majority of our submissions from Austin (of which we have thousands in the guide) all come from Travis Co., thus my reaction, my bad

… v belov, 11 April, 2017 - 5:52pm

ornata? cool bug...

note that this is not a tephritoid

Moved from Tephritoidea.

… v belov, 10 April, 2017 - 7:00am

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