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17-AUG-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Fruit fly, possibly in the Genus Campiglossa

I managed only one shot of this fruit fly back last summer. No, these are not the tiny little flies that swirl around ripe fruit in your kitchen! These are a different sort of fly. Most of them have brightly coloured eyes and bodies, with strongly patterned wings. I think this is likely Campiglossa albiceps, a common fly that lays its eggs on asters.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/400s f/3.5 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Lieve Snellings03-Jun-2013 14:31
Wow another for me unknown beauty... V
Chris Spracklen08-Mar-2013 23:48
Well spotted and taken, Christine.
bill friedlander08-Mar-2013 22:39
Super camera work to catch this tiny creature! Fascinating markings on this fellow! V
J. Scott Coile08-Mar-2013 22:33
That really requires some SUPER macro.
Karen Stuebing08-Mar-2013 22:21
Wow, that is tiny! Wonderful detail in something this small. V.
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