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 Found this tiny fly sitting on sandy soil today. Barely >2mm.
I think Drosophila, Zaprionus - even number of stripes (4)
Cape Town, South Africa
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 Zaprionus is correct. I will not hazard a guess of the species without a specimen.
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 Thanks for the confirmation Paul

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