''Pseudotephritis approximata'' is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus ''

Pseudotephritis ''Pseudotephritis'' is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae. Species *'' Pseudotephritis approximata'' Banks, 1914 *'' Pseudotephritis corticalis'' ( Loew, 1873) *'' Pseudotephritis millepunctata'' ( Hennig, 1939) *'' Pseudote ...

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Ulidiidae The Ulidiidae (formerly Otitidae) or picture-winged flies are a large and diverse cosmopolitan family of flies (Diptera), and as in related families, most species are herbivorous or detritivorous. They are often known as picture-winged flies, alo ...

. File:Picture-winged fly (Pseudotephritis approximata) ovipositing.webm, ''Pseudotephritis approximata'' ovipositing into a log File:Pseudotephritis approximata distribution.svg, Approximate distribution of ''Pseudotephritis approximata'' in the United States. States where the fly is found are shown in purple.

Distribution

''Pseudotephritis approximata'' is found in the United States (Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and south to Mississippi and Virginia).

References

Ulidiidae Diptera of North America Insects described in 1914 {{Ulidiidae-stub