A female Fruit Fly (Paracantha culta) on a plume thistle (Cirsium sp.)

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Size: 4538px × 3027px
Location: Erwin Park, McKinney, TX, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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