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Fly from Australia - Tephritoidea superfamily - Pyrgotidae - Pyrgota sp. ??
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 Hi

* locality - Herdsman lake - Perth - Australia
* date - 2007.11.15
* size - 7 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - near lake
* substrate -



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 Ulidiidae?
 
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 Might be Platystomatidae.
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 At least, i'm sure that this is Tephritoidea. Smile

I guess Gaimari will tell us the secret of this fly.
 
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 Pyrgotidae I think
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 Subcosta is bent forward at a straight angle. Might be Tephritidae.
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 Pyrgotidae Angry
To compare:
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 yep. Nikita is right. This is almost sure a Pyrgotidae. It seems a Pyrgota sp.
 
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 Cardiacera sp. cf. miliacea Hendel
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