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Rod-horn fruit fly attracted by a aroid spadix

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Rod-horn fruit fly (Trephritidae: Bactrocera), sitting & feeding at the sphadix (inflorescence) of - probably - Arum sp. (Araceae, Aronstabgewchs), attracted by the smell exuded by the inflorescence (maybe: methyl eugenol); comp. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BactroceraBactrocera dorsalis ? (oriental fruit fly) HENDEL, 1912Genus: Bactrocera MACQUART, 1835Tribus: Dacini LOEW, 1862Subfamily: Dacinae LOEW, 1862Family: Tephritidae MACQUART, 1835 (fruit- or peacock flies, Frucht- oder Bohrfliegen)Superfamily: TephritoideaSubsection: AcalyptrataeSection: SchizophoraInfraorder: MuscomorphaSuborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactroceraentomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/fruit/tropical/oriental...Indonesia, W-Java, Tangerang: vic. Serpong (BSD), 45m asl., 08.12.2010(IMG_7163)

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