Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae, Mexico

Posted by Paul Hoekstra on 07-09-2011 00:36
#1
Hi,

Is it possible to ID this tephritidae?

Thanks in advance,
Paul

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Posted by Jeroen K on 07-09-2011 11:56
#2
Looks more like Ulidiidae to me, but wait for expert opinions.

Posted by Fred Fly on 07-09-2011 12:32
#3
It is a fruit fly of the genus Anastrepha, I think it should be A. serpentina.

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 07-09-2011 14:17
#4
Well, at least that group, further ID needs study of genital structures.

Posted by Anastrepha71 on 29-10-2014 22:51
#5
female of Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann) a pest of Sapotaceae in México.
Edited by Anastrepha71 on 29-10-2014 23:12