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Tephritidae: trupanea sp.
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 The fly has soft outlines like a moth but the wing images are sharp and clear. It extends one wing at right angles to the body displaying the image when approached. On leaves northern Thailand (6 mm).
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 Tephritidae (fruit fly).
 
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 many thanks - wonderful adaptation.
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 Other species mimic spiders.
 
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 Trupanea sp.
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 Many thanks.

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