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A banana stalk fly (family Neriidae, slender, long-legged flies). Many species are sexually dimorphic, with males having more elongated bodies, heads, antennae and legs than females. Neriid flies are saprophagous. Larvae develop in rotting vegetable matter, including bark and fruit. Neriid adults tend to aggregate on rotting vegetable matter or damaged tree trunks. Neriid adults are also attracted to flowers, or other sources of sugar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neriidae
Spotted in a large semi-urban yard and garden in close proximity to a disturbed patch of remnant forest, in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Spotted on Feb 7, 2013
Submitted on May 26, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks Wilson. I'm not convinced of Telostylinus lineolatus due to the lack of obvious white longitudinal stripes on the thorax (as seen in your suggestion link and elsewhere, e.g. http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/spec... )
Thank you, drP
Beautiful picture and very interesting information. Thanks for sharing this.