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Ecuadorian wasp-mimicking fruit flies (Neoidiotypa?)
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 Found in Río Bigal reserve ~800M, just under cloud forest in Ecuador. Found during the day

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Thanks for any help with the ID,
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 I'm not an expert in either family, but I wonder whether this might be one of the wasp-mimicking Tephritidae, rather than a syrphid?
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 Some Tephritoidea. I think I see the subcosta bent at a right angle as in Tephritidae.
 
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 Thanks Tony and John, tentatively IDed as the Tephritid (Neoidiotypa sp.).
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 In Kenya, Kakamega Forest, occurs a similar robust platystomatid which in addition has wings folded exactly as Vespidae. m.tschirnhaus@uni-bielefeld.de
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