Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae: trupanea sp.
Posted by ianjacobs96 on 23-03-2013 01:18
#1
The fly has soft outlines like a moth but the wing images are sharp and clear. It extends one wing at right angles to the body displaying the image when approached. On leaves northern Thailand (6 mm).
Edited by ianjacobs96 on 05-04-2013 01:47
Posted by ianjacobs96 on 23-03-2013 03:54
#2
... second image ...
Posted by John Carr on 23-03-2013 14:27
#3
Tephritidae (fruit fly).
Posted by ianjacobs96 on 24-03-2013 01:46
#4
many thanks - wonderful adaptation.
Posted by John Carr on 24-03-2013 01:58
#5
Other species mimic spiders.
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 04-04-2013 15:00
#6
Trupanea sp.
Posted by ianjacobs96 on 20-04-2013 11:01
#7
Many thanks.
Ian