Goniurellia tridens explained

Goniurellia tridens is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Goniurellia of the family Tephritidae.[1] Each wing of a Goniurellia tridens fly is transparent and bears a “precisely detailed image of an ant-like insect”.[2]

Distribution

Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, Canary Islands.

Notes and References

  1. Norrbom . A.L. . Carroll . L.E. . Thompson . F.C. . White . I.M . Freidberg . A. . Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. . Myia . 1999 . 9 . vii + 524.
  2. News: Zacharias . Anna . Fruit fly with the wings of beauty . 22 October 2021 . National News UAE . Jul 28, 2012.