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Spotting

Description:

A golden metallic fly with red eyes. Help on the ID appreciated.

Habitat:

Seen at a small forest near a river.

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6 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 7 years ago

Thank you Emilie! Will look into it. Thanks doc, I am not sure.

bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

Tephritidae???

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 7 years ago

Possible ID: Dimeringophrys pallidipennis, in the Tephritidae family, but I did not find a photo on the Internet to confirm.

Wild Things
Wild Things 7 years ago

Not sure of the family: either Tephritidae or Platystomatidae

Wild Things
Wild Things 7 years ago

Thank you!

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 7 years ago

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing :)

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Apr 24, 2016
Submitted on May 14, 2016

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