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 Can anyone suggest a genera for this Platystomatidae? At light. Townsville, Queensland.
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 I think Tephritidae. "FF" on the wingtips stands for "Fruit Fly."
 
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 Sphaeniscus sp. (Tephritidae)
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 Thanks John and Valery.
 
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 There is only one species of Sphaeniscus listed, so I'm calling it Sphaeniscus atilius.
 
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