Euaresta bella explained

Euaresta bella is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1] [2]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia artemisiifolia, the only known host. There is one generation per year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Norrbom . A.L. . Carroll . L.E. . Thompson . F.C. . White . I.M . Freidberg . A. . Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. . Myia . 1999 . 9 . vii + 524.
  2. Book: Foote . Richard H. . Blanc . P.L. . Norrbom . Allen L. . Handbook of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America North of Mexico . 1993 . Cornell University Press (Comstock Publishing) . New York . 9780801426230 . xii, 571.
  3. https://bugguide.net/node/view/15264 Bugguide.net. Species Euaresta bella