Eutreta diana explained

Eutreta diana is a species in the family Tephritidae, known as fruit flies in North America and picture wing flies in Europe.[1] Females lay eggs in vegetative buds of several species and subspecies of sagebrush in western North America.[2] Larvae induce woody galls near their oviposition site and feed on the plant internally until they mature. Adults have "pale green eyes, white-dotted black wings, and bright red abdomens" (Goeden 1990).[2] Growth of galls coincides with spring seasonal growth of sagebrush. There is one generation per year.

Distribution

Canada, United States.

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. Goeden. R. D. . 1990. Life history of Eutreta diana (Osten Sacken) on Artemisia tridentata Nuttall in southern California (Diptera: Tephritidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 66. 1. 24–32.