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Rhagoletis sp. Walnut Fly
Tephritidae
Arizona, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2009

A pair of walnut flies mate in a laboratory cage.  Rhagoletis is an important genus for scientific studies on the evolutionary processes involved in the emergence of new species.

 
USA, Arizona: Lab animals at the University of Arizona.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS 20D, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.