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Anastrepha obliqua
Yellow with transparent wings. The "tail" is not so long, nor the head is quite beak shaped.
Back yard in a lemon tree.
Thanks to Oxyjack for identification.
You're welcome Jorge. It was nice to see a photo of a live specimen. I've only seen preserved specimens and drawings before.
The patterned wings and the antennae suggest it's a fruit fly (Family Tephritidae) not a Scorpionfly (Order Mecoptera). This is a true fly, and Scorpionflies are not. That's a very cool photo, I've never seen one quite like that before.
Spotted on Jan 25, 2012
Submitted on Mar 14, 2012
