Fruit fly

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Fruit fly

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I'm pretty sure this is some kind of fruit fly, I found it on one of the sunflowers in our garden, it appeared to be laying eggs on there but I could have been mistaken about that!

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Stack of 122 images with OM38/2.8 lens, stacked with Zerene.


Here's a quick and nasty overview shot, a stack of 11 images at f8 with same lens at minimum bellows extension.

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I think those bits near the top of the wing are butterfly/moth scales from another subject, probably contaminated in the collecting pot...
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Lovely shots Laurie! Definitely a fruit fly (Tephritidae), looks to be a species of Chaetorellia, probably jaceae.

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Fabulous pics Laurie!
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