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Vinegar Flies - Zaprionus indianus - male - female
Copyright © 2009 JC Jones

Vinegar Flies - Zaprionus indianus - Male Female
Spiderweb, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
October 3, 2009
Size: ~3mm
Zaprionus indianus, I believe.
Found on tomatoes.
Verification or correction would be appreciated.
Contributed by JC Jones on 12 December, 2009 - 11:10pm
Last updated 6 February, 2010 - 7:33am

Moved
Moved from Zaprionus.
… JC Jones, 6 February, 2010 - 7:33am

Confirmed
Confirmed, Zaprionus indianus and record added to the distribution map http://www.kimvdlinde.com/professional/Zaprionus%20distribution%20US.php.
… Kim van der Linde, 5 February, 2010 - 5:54pm

Moved
Moved from Acalyptratae.
… Matthias Buck, 14 January, 2010 - 2:25pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 21 December, 2009 - 2:25pm

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