Aciurina bigeloviae (Cockerell, 1890) is a animal in the Tephritidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Aciurina bigeloviae (Cockerell, 1890)
Aciurina bigeloviae is a tephritid fruit fly that induces galls on Ericameria nauseosa, found in Canada and the United States.
Aciurina bigeloviae (Cockerell, 1890) is a species of tephritid fruit fly that belongs to the genus Aciurina in the family Tephritidae. This species induces gall formation when it lays an egg on the bud of Ericameria nauseosa. The plant forms a gall around the egg, and the fly larvae develop inside this gall through the fall. Aciurina bigeloviae is distributed in Canada and the United States.
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Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794)
Tephritis bardanae (Schrank, 1803)
Oxyaciura tibialis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Rachiptera limbata Bigot, 1859
Tomoplagia obliqua (Say, 1830)
Capitites ramulosa (Loew, 1844)
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