Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Strange Tephritis ?

Posted by Axel D on 14-11-2025 17:19
#1

Hi

A fly caught 2 days ago in a forest close to Paris. I thought at first sight that it could belongs to genus Tephritis but I was not able to find a similar species. It ressembles Tephritis recurrens (and turkish species not found from France) a little but I think it is another one. I also looked at close genera (Actinoptera, Capitites, Goniurellia, Trupanea) but without any result.

Any idea ?

Found in Forêt de Fausses Reposes, Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Body length : around 4 mm

Edited by Axel D on 14-11-2025 17:22

Posted by Axel D on 14-11-2025 17:20
#2

The ovipositor has white hairs as in T. nessii whose I found some specimens yesterday in an other place. So I wondered if it could be a specimen with very unsual wing markings but I'm not convinced at all.