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Mottle-Winged Fly
Tue 2009-07-21
I noticed this rather striking little fly on my daughter's bedroom window this morning. A search of images on the web suggest that the wing patterns best match those of Tephritis matricariae a gall fly (family Tephritidae, order Diptera).
[Note added 2011-11-22: This is actually Tephritis praecox (Diptera: Tephritidae). Identified by 'saeed' and 'nosferatumyia' here.]
This specimen is a female, the side view showing a large ovipositor:
Photos taken in Reading, UK, on 2009-07-21.
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