Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae: Tomoplagia

Posted by marcaumarc on 13-12-2011 22:52
#1

I think this is Anastrepha, and from past threads it seems that it will be impossible to get further in that genus from a photo. Anastrepha obliqua is known to be on nearby islands (this is from St. Martin, Lesser Antilles), but it doesn't look like a match.

Edited by marcaumarc on 14-12-2011 14:00

Posted by marcaumarc on 13-12-2011 22:53
#2

Another photo.

Posted by marcaumarc on 13-12-2011 22:53
#3

Last photo.

Posted by John Smit on 14-12-2011 13:34
#4

Hi,

This is a Tomoplagia, impossible to id from photo.
Anastrepha larvae develop in fruits, not in flowerheads.

John

Posted by marcaumarc on 14-12-2011 13:59
#5

Thank you! That genus wasn't on my radar, but clearly it's the right fit.