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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) » Tropical Fruit Flies (Dacinae) » Bactrocera » Olive Fruit Fly (Bactrocera oleae)
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Fruit Fly - Bactrocera oleae
Copyright © 2009 Arlo Pelegrin

Fruit Fly - Bactrocera oleae
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
September 1, 2009
Size: 7mm

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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 9 September, 2009 - 11:39am
Last updated 9 September, 2009 - 1:19pm

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… Arlo Pelegrin, 9 September, 2009 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

Bactrocera oleae?
I'm certainly no expert, but I feel pretty confident that this is an Olive Fruit Fly. I have had ample opportunity to observe this species around my place, and also I believe that the dark markings on the abdomen are fairly diagnostic. I'm only slightly hesitant in my ID because the noticeable black spots which should be present on the wing tips are not very prominent in your image. Were there olive trees near where you found it?

(BTW, interesting close-up image of the long hairs on the abdomen!)
… Harsi S. Parker, 9 September, 2009 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

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