Fruit fly ( Strauzia longipennis ) by larose forest photos

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23-JUN-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Fruit fly (Strauzia longipennis)

This beautiful little fly is NOT the same as the tiny black fruit flies that cluster around ripening fruit in our homes. This species is in the family Tephritidae. This fly species is also known as sunflower maggot, as it is closely associated with sunflowers.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/1000s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

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Fabienne		25-Jun-2014 20:19
C'est une superbe macro, cette mouche est étonnante avec ses yeux verts.

Patricia Kay		25-Jun-2014 20:07
A beautiful little fly Christine...BV

Pierre		25-Jun-2014 19:20
Une macro formidable avec des détails incroyables! V

Walter Otto Koenig		25-Jun-2014 17:38
Fascinating with these eyes. Very nice colors and details. "V"

bill friedlander		25-Jun-2014 16:22
The markings are very nice, and the green and gold tones are very pleasing! V

Helen Betts		25-Jun-2014 16:03
Very interesting looking, especially the color of those eyes. A super macro, Christine, and thanks for the info as well. V.

globalgadabout		25-Jun-2014 15:19
a little beauty...the wing patterns are marvelous..

Jim Coffman		25-Jun-2014 14:53
Excellent closeup,Christine!

joseantonio		25-Jun-2014 14:36
Always a pleasure to see your images.V

Guest		25-Jun-2014 14:27
Such wonderful colors, so detailed and engaged. V

Claude Gagnon		25-Jun-2014 13:39
Bravo Christine for this great macro :))

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