Black Knapweed Gall Fly, Urophora jaceana, Tephritidae, Diptera. Mating Picture-wing Fruit Flies on Black Knapweed.

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Black Knapweed Gall Fly, Urophora jaceana, Tephritidae, Diptera. Mating Picture-wing Fruit Flies on Black Knapweed, Centaurea nigra. Hertfordshire, UK.

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Location: UK
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