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Here you will find pictures of wings of FOUR new species of flies from Costa Rica. All of them eat flowers of one kind of Rainforest Cucumber (called Gurania costaricensis).

Genetic analysis clearly shows that these species are different, but we can't tell them apart by looking at their wings.

 
Compare the spots on these wings, and if you can find a way to tell them apart, please let us know!  

 

Flies found in Lowland Female flowers Flies found in Lowland Male flowers Flies found in Highland Male flowers Flies found in Highland Female flowers
 

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