Paracantha cultaris explained

Paracantha cultaris is a species of tephritid fruit fly found in western North America, as far south as Costa Rica.^[1] The adult is mainly orange-brown in color. The maggots can be found inside sunflowers and the adult flies are usually nearby the sunflowers.

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.