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Fruit fly

Rhagoletis sp.

Description:

Fruit fly found in my garden.

Habitat:

Wooded, summer-rainfall northern parts of South Africa.


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2 Comments

JohanHeyns
JohanHeyns a year ago

@Maria: The fly was dancing on the wall continuously flexing its wings and walking around. It took a while for it to settle for the night so that a photo of the wing pattern could be taken.

Maria dB
Maria dB a year ago

especially like the fourth photo

Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Lat: -26.50, Long: 28.34

Spotted on May 24, 2012
Submitted on May 24, 2012

Spotted for missions

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