Chaetorellia jaceae, a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae (Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly) in wildflower meadow, Surrey, UK

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Larvae live within the seed heads of Knapweed species.

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Size: 3113px × 2075px
Location: Ranmore Common near Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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