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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Pretty sure it’s a Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata).

Horseflies are usually huge, as their name suggests.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in Spain, it was tiny, I imagine that you are correct

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I’m in California, they exist here too. They cover a pretty big part of the world, iirc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes Mediterranean fruit fly very destructive outside of it's native habitat.