Little fly
Description:
It looks like it belongs to the Tephritidae family. See notes below from Tony (Servitude) Very likely Lenophila nilaSee THE GENUS LENOPHILA (DIPTERA: PlATYSTOMATIDAE)DAVID K. McAlPINE and SE PVONG KIMThere have been some 'different' flies around lately. This one is cute and distinctive! It seems that Lenophila nila live on Xanthorrhoea trunks.
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- Tephritoidea
- Platystomatidae (signal flies)
- Lenophila
- Lenophila nila
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