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 Tephritidae ?
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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 06-07-2010 14:25
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
Hello I saw these tiny flies (less than 5 mm) on leaves of Onopordium acanthium, in a dry meadow. They were stuck to each other; they didn't seem mating. Is that strange position a pre-mating behaviour? Because of their size and the spots on wings, my guess is Tephritidae but.... ?  Bois de Gillieu, Siccieu (38 FR) 23/05/10 Thank you for advice. Christophe |
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| Severyn |
Posted on 06-07-2010 19:47
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 Member Location: Kyiv, Ukraine Posts: 81 Joined: 11.06.10 |
Tephritis postica (Loew, 1844) |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 07-07-2010 06:19
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The flies seem to be a gay family, otherwise I cannot explain this.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 07-07-2010 06:20 Val |
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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 07-07-2010 09:46
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
Thank you to the both of you!! Well, Severin, I'm pretty glad to find the wright family out. Nosferatumyia, interesting hypothesis!  Who knows... |
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