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Trypeta flaveola
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Copyright © 2011
Arthur Scott Macmillan
Fruit Fly maybe? -
Trypeta flaveola
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Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
April 14, 2011
It reminds me of a fruit fly, and it was on a berry bush, although the berries are a long way off...
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Contributed by
Arthur Scott Macmillan
on 14 April, 2011 - 9:40pm
Last updated 6 April, 2020 - 7:31pm
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Fruit Flies
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Martin Hauser
, 6 April, 2020 - 7:31pm
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Spencer Pote
, 6 April, 2020 - 7:22pm
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Incorrectly ID'd
There is no Pallopterid fly that looks like this in both wing pattern and general habitus, and all Pallopteridae species in California have a gray abdomen.
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Spencer Pote
, 6 April, 2020 - 7:23pm
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You are right, it is likely a
You are right, it is likely a Trypeta
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Martin Hauser
, 6 April, 2020 - 7:32pm
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Martin Hauser
, 15 April, 2011 - 11:28am
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Thanks, Martin
...from the info page, I guess the long wings relative to the abdomen are pretty diagnostic. It also mentions an ovipositor which was visible, though not in this shot.
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Arthur Scott Macmillan
, 21 April, 2011 - 11:04pm
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