Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Very striking fly, unknown family --> Dacus (Bactrocera), Tephritidae

Posted by Juergen Peters on 08-12-2008 20:29
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Hello!

Birgit Gabriel has found this beautiful fly end October in her house in Berlin/Germany at a potted plant. She does not remember the size. I suspect that it is possibly a non indigenous fly, which has hatched from an exotic plant (she has orchids and palms). The closest family I could guess, was something like Ulidiidae. But it may also be a family totally unknown to me. Who can help to identify this beautiful animal? Thanks!

Edited by Juergen Peters on 08-12-2008 22:03