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Peacock fly (fruit fly)

Goniurellia sp.

Description:

A very unusual fly, white with pale green eyes, and patterned with an insect shape in brown on the translucent wings.

Habitat:

Open sourveld grassland.

Notes:

Observed in Malolotja Nature Reserve

1 Species ID Suggestions

Fruit Fly
Goniurellia sp. possibly Goniurellia tridens Ants, spiders, or wishful thinking? » Biodiversity in Focus Blog


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40 Comments (1–25)

Võ Anh Tuấn
Võ Anh Tuấn 2 years ago

Goniurellia tridens Hendel, 1910,
Tephritidae
https://guardianlv.com/2013/11/fruit-fly...

nosarasue
nosarasue 9 years ago

Amazing photo of a lovely fly.

Tiz
Tiz 9 years ago

A few days late, but a BIG congratulations for this great spotting and for it being chosen as spotting of the day!

See you soon!

dotun55
dotun55 9 years ago

Congratulations on your incredible spotting!

Congratulation on the SOTD!! KateBraun.

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 9 years ago

Congrats Kate! Love this spotting.

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 9 years ago

It's an incredible insect! and a great shot! congratulations!

Atul
Atul 9 years ago

Excellent !

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

What a great Spotting of the day!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 9 years ago

incredible mark !! awesome !! Congratulations Kate..

KateBraun
KateBraun 9 years ago

Thanks, everyone!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Congratulations. Nice shot and fabulous fly.

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 9 years ago

Fantastic spotting Kate ... Well done on the SOTD .. nature never ceases to amaze me

Wow he is creative! Pictures of flies superimposed on it's wings. :))

Congrats!!

Fabiola.Natasha
Fabiola.Natasha 9 years ago

Wooaahh !! Amazing patern !!

kdpicturemaker
kdpicturemaker 9 years ago

Great spotting! Such an unusual design, but that's Mother Nature!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 9 years ago

Congratulations on the SOTD, Kate. It really deserved it.

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Congrats!

KarenL
KarenL 9 years ago

Congratulations Kate, this awesome little fly has earned you another Spotting of the Day!

We think this colorful little fly looks like it has insects painted on its wings – can you see them?

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KateBraun
KateBraun 9 years ago

Many thanks for the info, Agnes.

Pls check out "Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database" (1998):
http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/peo...

Two species, whose wing patterns were shown in this partial 1980 journal, have southern African distribution.
http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/...

Wing pattern #6. Goniurellia munroi's distribution: Gambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa.

Wing pattern #7. Goniurellia omissa's distribution: South Africa.

RiekoS
RiekoS 9 years ago

How beautiful it is.

Beautiful!! Love the patterns in the wings and of course those green eyes!!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Wonderful Spotting!

KateBraun
Spotted by
KateBraun

Nkhaba, Hhohho Region, Swaziland

Spotted on Feb 11, 2011
Submitted on Mar 25, 2014

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