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Zebra fly

Trigonospila sp

Description:

housefly size, white body, black bands, a species of Tachinid fly, all of which are parasitoids of other arthropods.

Habitat:

urban, near large river

Notes:

I spotted this while walking along a concrete path following the Mekong River in Jinghong.

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3 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Chun and keith, looks like you're both right.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

It looks like a Trigonospila fly.

keithp2012
keithp2012 11 years ago

I think it's called a zebra fly

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

景洪市, 云南 Yunnan, Paracel Islands

Spotted on Dec 26, 2011
Submitted on May 4, 2012

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