Species: Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae)
Family: Peacock flies (TEPHRITIDAE)
Category: Insects (Other)
Location: NE
A. Insects (Other)
More extensive information on insects can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Peacock flies (TEPHRITIDAE)
The Tephritidae is one of two families commonly called fruit flies. The Drosophilidae family are the 'common fruit flies' (used extensively in laboratories for genetic research), but these Tephritidae are sometimes called Peacock flies to distinguish them from their more famous relatives. As a rule, members of this family of flies have elaborate and colourful wing markings. Females lay eggs in living, healthy plant tissue, which the larvae feed on upon emerging. Adults have a short lifespan, often of less than a week.
C. Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae)
This peacock fly (or fruit fly) is small, at about 4 millimetres long. Its clearly patterned wing markings of three brown stripes make identification relatively easy.
It was photographed in early June, sat on the unopened head of Knapweed. The larvae of this insect live in this plant's seed head.
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Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae )
Its clearly patterned wing markings of three brown stripes make identification relatively easy.
Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae )
This peacock fly (or fruit fly) is small, at about 4 millimetres long.
Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae )
This peacock fly (or fruit fly) is small, at about 4 millimetres long.
Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae )
It was photographed in early June, sat on the unopened head of Knapweed. The larvae of this insect live in this plant's seed head.
Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae )
It was photographed in early June, sat on the unopened head of Knapweed. The larvae of this insect live in this plant's seed head.
Fruit fly - unnamed 1 (Chaetorellia jaceae )
It was photographed in early June, sat on the unopened head of Knapweed. The larvae of this insect live in this plant's seed head.
