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 Nestbuilding Flies, Flores Indonesia
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| Mark27 |
Posted on 01-07-2012 09:08
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This group of flies was building a nest (or so it seemed) on riceplants in a ricefield near mount Kelimutu at c.750m asl. At first I thought they were wasps..... Does anybody know what species this is?? Thanks in advance for your help. Mark Mark27 attached the following image:  [104.31Kb] |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 01-07-2012 09:27
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Tephritidae
Sincerely yours Sara |
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| Mark27 |
Posted on 01-07-2012 11:11
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Thanks a lot Sara! |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 01-07-2012 15:38
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I think they are eating a bird dropping. By general appearance they could also be Ulidiidae. If you change the title to Tephritoidea an expert may comment. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 02-07-2012 12:02
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Bactrocera caudata (the two smaller ones) and probably Bactrocera cucurbitae (the larger ones).
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| Mark27 |
Posted on 03-07-2012 23:35
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Thanks for the comment John and Paul! Mark |
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