Light Grey Picture-winged Fruit Fly - Trupanea bisetosa

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… v belov, 14 March, 2012 - 6:34pm

Trupanea bisetosa (Coquillett

Trupanea bisetosa (Coquillett) male

… Allen Norrbom, 14 March, 2012 - 6:25pm

Trupanea bisetosa

Thanks guys.

… Lynette Elliott, 17 March, 2012 - 4:00pm

Tephritidae

Wing pattern very similar to this one:

… Matthias Buck, 17 April, 2008 - 8:37am

Thanks

I hadn't even thought to look there. I guess they do have orange, lemon and grapefruit trees in the area.

… Lynette Elliott, 17 April, 2008 - 8:55am

Trupanea sp.

The wing pattern isn't a perfect match for any of the species pictured in Foote's "The Fruit Flies of California", but it comes closest to Trupanea bisetosa. Its a common species in southern California. The larvae of the members of this genus feed on the seeds of Asteraceae.

… Dennis Haines, 18 April, 2008 - 5:03pm

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… Matthias Buck, 17 April, 2008 - 8:37am