Fruit Fly - Euaresta aequalis
Order Diptera / Suborder Brachycera / Infraorder Muscomorpha / Family Tephritidae Newman, 1834 -- fruit flies, téphrites
Live adult male and female fruit flies photographed at West Branch Forest Preserve, DuPage County IL USA. Size: 5mm
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Fruit Fly - Euaresta aequalis
Male fruit fly is on left

Fruit Fly - Euaresta aequalis
 

Fruit Fly - Euaresta aequalis
I encountered these flies along the shore of a small lake. They were engaged in a courtship ritual - the male was following the female around like a puppy dog - it was comical the way he stuck right on her tail. But every once in awhile, the female would turn around and the male would hold his wings toward her, in a sort of embrace, I imagined, and they would touch head-to-head. Kissing flies. What will they think of next?

Fruit Fly - Euaresta aequalis
Adult Female Fruit Fly, Family Tephritidae

Fruit fly can refer to:
Any animal of the family Tephritidae (large fruit flies) or Drosophilidae (small fruit flies or vinegar flies). The species Drosophila melanogaster, an important model organism in modern biology; this species is also sometimes simply called Drosophila.

 

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