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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Carnoidea » Frit Flies (Chloropidae) » Grass Flies (Chloropinae) » Thaumatomyia
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Black and Yellow Frit Fly - Thaumatomyia
Copyright © 2005 Richard Leung

Black and Yellow Frit Fly - Thaumatomyia
Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 3, 2005
Size: ~2mm
This brightly colored frit fly (Chloropidae) was found on a pear tree and taken inside to photograph. It is perhaps a Thaumatomyia sp.
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 5 May, 2005 - 11:13pm
Last updated 14 February, 2008 - 11:54pm

Moved
Moved from Chloropinae. based on approximated scutellar setae
… Keith Bayless, 14 February, 2008 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Frit Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 10 February, 2008 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Frit Fly
Never heard of frit flies before. This one is very pretty...great photo.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 May, 2005 - 8:25am login or register to post comments

 
Frit flies
These are also sometimes called "grass flies" because their larvae live in grass stems. Most of the ones I see are rather dull, but this large family also contains a fair number of colorful species.

See also Bill Johnson's photo, which gives a better sense of scale.
… Richard Leung, 8 May, 2005 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

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