Frit Fly by NightGallery

Photography • Insects • posted on Jul 16, 2009

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Here is a new one for me. A very small (3-4mm) Frit Fly (Chloropidae). It was resting on my lemon tree this morn. Great colors on this one. "They are attracted to the eyes, sometimes are called eye gnats. They are vectors of yaws and pink eye." -Bug Guide Net Thanks for looking. -Bruce

Comments (15)

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durleybeachbum

1:49PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

It looks so innocent! A superb macro.

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Meisiekind

1:59PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

Immaculate macro image! Love the light on his wings! :)

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flora-crassella

2:02PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

fantastic macro!!!!! this tiny fly is one of the many kind of the grass flies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloropidae see also on my page 15 "N°193....

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timtripp

3:07PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

great macro!

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lizzibell

3:15PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

great capture...

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kleinhoon

3:16PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

Great shot of this little beauty..!!

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flavia49

3:43PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

superb shot!!

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tizjezzme

4:47PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

cute little guy he is, too .. nice macro!

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THROBBE

5:19PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

Awesome Macro!!!

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kgb224

5:53PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

Ah my friend another astonishing capture.

frankie96

7:12PM | Thu, 16 July 2009

He has some really nice coloring...but a pest nevertheless...

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CavalierLady

8:33AM | Fri, 17 July 2009

I had to find a conversion chart to see just how small this fellow is. That makes this image even more impressive, besides the quality! Great shot, Bruce!

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petercp

6:03AM | Mon, 20 July 2009

That's great I love pictures of insect that rest to survey the area! excellent my friend.

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Katraz

4:29PM | Mon, 20 July 2009

Great macro , sounds a nasty little bug.

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Chipka

10:16PM | Fri, 24 July 2009

Superb. What a garish but beautiful creature. Ah, but insects have never been known for subtlety when it comes to...well...fashion sense. I love the shine of this critter's carapace. Hmmm...they're attracted to the eyes. That's a weird piece of information...who would have thought that fruitflies were drawn to...eyes...I'd think they were more interested in...well...fruit.