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Photo#73276
Fruit fly - Trupanea

Fruit fly - Trupanea
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
August 27, 2006
Size: aprox. 3mm
I was trying to take a picture of a larger fly when I spotted movement out of the corner of my eye. However about all I could see was the wing spot which it was waving around. Picture winged fly, fruit fly?

Moved
Moved from Tephritis.

Moved
Moved from Fruit Flies.

Fruit fly
This is a Fruit Fly in the Genus Tephritis.

 
fruit fly
Thanks Philip.

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