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Mottled Thistle Fly

Xyphosia miliaria

Description:

The tephritid fly or fruit fly has body length of 7 mm. The females bear at the end of the abdomen a dark brown, pointed ovipositor. This fly is mostly orange with black patterned wings.

Habitat:

Beside a garden on a thistle.

Notes:

Norwegian name: Båndflue

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arne.roysland
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arne.roysland

Vestfold og Telemark, Norway

Spotted on Jul 6, 2023
Submitted on Jul 12, 2023

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