Posted by johnes81 on 27-10-2016 21:21
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Sundew wrote:
Well, fruit flies are not a "species" but a family of about 4,500 species worldwide, some of them invasive and well known, many of them not yet thoroughly studied.
Nobody called you an "idiot"; I just wanted to upgrade your understanding of this difficult family, because, as a (now retired) biologist, I have been active in this great forum for 9 years. Enjoy the accumulated knowledge of this community!
The screen name sundew is not in any list of world renowned experts of Tephritidae. I have no idea why you feel compelled to post here because you offer no new information that is useful for identification of this species. If you want to be agressive: I'd like to see your degree in Entomology. I notice that you say you are retired biologist in this thread but your profile states botanist (plants). Either way, you are not qualified to identify species with keys and photos. I will wait for Valery but he doesn't seem to have an opinion. I am moving on.