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Tephritid, Suffolk, Aug 2015
Martin Cooper
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 I'd appreciate your help identifying the species of this fly. It was sitting on kitchen paper in my kitchen bin (Ipswich, VC25 East Suffolk, TM166450) today 19 Aug 2015.
I have the specimen if images from any different angles are needed.

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 Here is another photo with the wings better separated.
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 ... and one showing the side and legs. Wing length is about 4mm.
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 My vote goes to Tephritis matricariae.

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 Yes ii is. No other options.
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 Thanks Ben and Valery!
 
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 Martin kindly sent me the specimen, and I have checked the aculeus tip to confirm that it is matricariae. But John Smit has suggested that the oviscapt is normally black in matricariae - any comments on variation in oviscapt colour?
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 I believe it can vary; I have never checked Bitish specimens.
The key characters are white p npl, white abdominal setulae and the wing pattern, with dark pattern entering the anal lobe.
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 Specimens from South Yorkshire have oviscape as in this case.
 
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