Tephritidae

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Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844)

Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844)

Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844)

Terellia fuscicornis, the Artichoke Fly, is a tephritid fruit fly found in Europe, North Africa, Israel, and introduced to the US.

Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794)

Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794)

Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794)

Terellia ruficauda is a Palearctic gall fly species introduced to North America whose larvae feed on Cirsium arvense.

Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

Chaetostomella cylindrica is a species of tephritid fruit fly with a broad distribution across parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Icterica seriata (Loew, 1862)

Icterica seriata (Loew, 1862)

Icterica seriata (Loew, 1862)

Icterica seriata is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae found in Canada and the United States.

Xyphosia miliaria (Schrank, 1781)

Xyphosia miliaria (Schrank, 1781)

Xyphosia miliaria (Schrank, 1781)

Xyphosia miliaria is a species with distinct physical traits, found across parts of Eurasia in thistle-containing wet and cultivated areas.

Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Urophora cardui, the Canada thistle gall fly, is a European fruit fly introduced to North America for creeping thistle control.

Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)

Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)

Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)

Urophora stylata is a tephritid fruit fly, introduced to multiple regions for biocontrol of invasive thistles.

Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)

Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)

Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)

Urophora quadrifasciata is a tephritid fruit fly used to control Centaurea stoebe, with a broad introduced and native range.

Myopites stylatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Myopites stylatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Myopites stylatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Myopites stylatus is a small tephritid species found in parts of Europe, the Near East, and North Africa.

Myopites nigrescens Becker, 1908

Myopites nigrescens Becker, 1908

Myopites nigrescens Becker, 1908

Myopites nigrescens is a species of tephritid fruit fly found in the Canary Islands.

Eutreta novaeboracensis (Fitch, 1855)

Eutreta novaeboracensis (Fitch, 1855)

Eutreta novaeboracensis (Fitch, 1855)

Eutreta novaeboracensis is a species of fruit fly found in the United States and Canada.

Eutreta diana (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Eutreta diana (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Eutreta diana (Osten Sacken, 1877)

Eutreta diana is a tephritid fly of North America that forms galls on sagebrush, with one generation per year.

Rachiptera limbata Bigot, 1859

Rachiptera limbata Bigot, 1859

Rachiptera limbata Bigot, 1859

Rachiptera limbata is a tephritid fruit fly species found in Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch, 1855)

Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch, 1855)

Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch, 1855)

Eurosta solidaginis, the goldenrod gall fly, is a North American fly that forms galls on goldenrod and is widely studied in biology.

Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)

Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)

Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)

Eurosta comma is a species of tephritid fruit fly found in the United States.

Aciurina bigeloviae (Cockerell, 1890)

Aciurina bigeloviae (Cockerell, 1890)

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 thoracica Curran, 1932

Aciurina thoracica Curran, 1932

Aciurina thoracica Curran, 1932

Aciurina thoracica is a tephritid fruit fly that induces galls on Baccharis plants, found in the United States and Mexico.

Aciurina trixa Curran, 1932

Aciurina trixa Curran, 1932

Aciurina trixa Curran, 1932

Aciurina trixa is a species of tephritid fruit fly found in the United States.

Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862)

Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862)

Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862)

Procecidochares atra is a tephritid fruit fly species found in Canada, the US, and Mexico that forms galls on goldenrod plants.

Procecidochares utilis Stone, 1947

Procecidochares utilis Stone, 1947

Procecidochares utilis Stone, 1947

Procecidochares utilis is a tephritid fruit fly native to Mexico and introduced to multiple other regions.

Cecidochares connexa (Macquart, 1848)

Cecidochares connexa (Macquart, 1848)

Cecidochares connexa (Macquart, 1848)

Cecidochares connexa is a tephritid fruit fly used for biocontrol of an invasive shrub, found in South America.

Tomoplagia obliqua (Say, 1830)

Tomoplagia obliqua (Say, 1830)

Tomoplagia obliqua (Say, 1830)

Tomoplagia obliqua is a species of tephritid fruit fly found across North America and the Caribbean.

Aciura coryli (Rossi, 1794)

Aciura coryli (Rossi, 1794)

Aciura coryli (Rossi, 1794)

Aciura coryli is a species of tephritid fruit fly found across the Mediterranean and still confirmed present in Central Europe.

Oxyaciura tibialis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

Oxyaciura tibialis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

Oxyaciura tibialis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)

Oxyaciura tibialis is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae found from Europe/North Africa to Ethiopia and Kazakhstan.

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