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Diptera: Tephritidae

Fruit flies (Tephritidae)

Taman Semarak 2007, and a record from 2014

The family names on this page are the photographer's own, from his old fly pages; they have not been checked by a specialist or on iNaturalist. Dates come from the camera or from the date printed on the photograph.

Fruit flies of the family Tephritidae usually have patterned, banded wings, which many species wave or flick. The larvae of many species feed inside fruit, seeds or flower heads.

Order Diptera · Family Tephritidae (fruit flies).

28 October 2007 — Taman Semarak, two flies

A black fly with white marks and black-and-white banded wings on skin.
28 Oct 2007, Taman Semarak.
A fly with brown patterned wings and a striped thorax on skin.
28 Oct 2007, 16:51, named Xyphosia.

The second fly was named Xyphosia sp. on the old page (Canon PowerShot A430, 16:51); the first has the same date and place on its label.

Field record

A fruit fly that looked like a wasp — tribe Adramini, River Esplanade, Bandar Sri Indah, 23 November 2014 (iNaturalist 408059698).

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Photographs © Wong Fook Yee. Family facts: Wikipedia articles on each family. Page written 14 October 2026.