''Eurosta'' is a genus of gall maker flies in the
family
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Tephritidae
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae), w ...
(known as fruit flies in North America and picture wing flies in Europe).
There are seven species in the genus, all in North America.
Species
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E. comma''
( Wiedemann, 1830)
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E. cribrata''
( Wulp, 1867)
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E. fenestrata''
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, 1894
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E. floridensis''
Foote, 1977
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E. lateralis''
( Wiedemann, 1830)
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E. latifrons''
( Loew, 1862)
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E. solidaginis''
( Fitch, 1855)
References
Tephritinae
Tephritidae genera
Taxa named by Hermann Loew
Diptera of North America
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