Bug FAQEutreta novaeboracensis
Eutreta novaeboracensis · Order: Diptera · Family: Tephritidae
Eutreta novaeboracensis is a fruit fly in the genus Eutreta, family Tephritidae. It belongs to the tephritid (fruit-fly) group. The species is found in the United States and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Eutreta novaeboracensis is a species of fruit fly in the genus Eutreta, family Tephritidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a tephritid (fruit-fly) species.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in the United States and Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Illinois, Maine.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Oriental Fruit FlyBactrocera dorsalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutreta_novaeboracensis
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