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100s grouped under copse of trees
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Family Platystomatidae Small, about 2cm. Although this picture was taken in 2009, I saw them during December 2012 as well.
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attractive blue-black flies with red heads
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A six-legged(legs are yellow) little fly. Its translucent wings with yellow-orange-brown and wavy black/white markings and black spots are wider than the fly is long. Eyes are reddish-black/dark crimson with white rims. The head is dark while the fly's back has a black and white pattern(looks similar to a ladybug's pattern w/o the red color). On the top of the head between the eyes is a golden-brown shape. The abdomen has an alternating pattern in the order of: black/white/gold//black/white/gold//black/white/gold. In the third photo, the fly is small enough to fit in between 2 college-ruled lines of a notebook.
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A six-legged(legs are yellow) little fly. Its translucent wings with yellow-orange-brown and wavy black/white markings and black spots are wider than the fly is long. Eyes are reddish-black/dark crimson with white rims. The head is dark while the fly's back has a black and white pattern(looks similar to a ladybug's pattern w/o the red color). On the top of the head between the eyes is a golden-brown shape. The abdomen has an alternating pattern in the order of: black/white/gold//black/white/gold//black/white/gold. In the third photo, the fly is small enough to fit in between 2 college-ruled lines of a notebook.
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A six-legged(legs are yellow) little fly. Its translucent wings with yellow-orange-brown and wavy black/white markings and black spots are wider than the fly is long. Eyes are reddish-black/dark crimson with white rims. The head is dark while the fly's back has a black and white pattern(looks similar to a ladybug's pattern w/o the red color). On the top of the head between the eyes is a golden-brown shape. The abdomen has an alternating pattern in the order of: black/white/gold//black/white/gold//black/white/gold. In the third photo, the fly is small enough to fit in between 2 college-ruled lines of a notebook.
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Ceratitis capitata, Els Poblets, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. 18 December 2012.
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Ceratitis capitata, Els Poblets, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. 18 December 2012.
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Ceratitis capitata, Els Poblets, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. 18 December 2012.
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Ceratitis capitata, Els Poblets, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. 18 December 2012.
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Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Culver City, CA. The eyes were red with a bright blue lower rim.