Colourful Fruit Fly

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haylo

Lion

Not sure of the id on this one, possibly belongs in genus Anastrepha, http://bugguide.net/node/view/71450. Posted 9 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Do you have a top view to see the pattern on the wings?
  There are at least 2 if not more species (there are so many of them!) with this brown line.
  http://delta-intkey.com/anatox/gen_diag.htm
  http://delta-intkey.com/anatox/l/media/html/anstriat.htm
  http://delta-intkey.com/anatox/l/media/html/anbistri.htm
  http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/tephriti/anastrep/Bistrig.htm
  http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/tephriti/anastrep/Striata.htm Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
2. 1. haylo
    
    Lion
    
    Uploaded one now http://www.jungledragon.com/image/32859 Posted 9 years ago
  2. haylo
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for the id Wildflower! Posted 9 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Great close up, what a pretty little thing! Posted 9 years ago

The Guava fruit fly

Anastrepha striata is an important pest in the American tropics and subtropics, especially of guavas and other myrtaceous fruits, although it has also been reported to attack mango, mombins, orange, and peach. It is considered a pest of quarantine significance by USDA-APHIS-PPQ and many other regulatory agencies. The main damage is caused by the larvae, which feed inside the fruit.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by WildFlower