Walnut Husk Fly

Rhagoletis completa

Stagecoach Trail, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Orange County, CA. 7-14-13. © Peter J. Bryant

Eisner, T. (1985). A Fly That Mimics Jumping Spiders. Psyche 92: 103-104.
Mather MH, Roitberg DB (1987) A sheep in wolf’s clothing: tephritid flies mimic spider predators. Science 236: 308–310.

Diptera: Tephritidae

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