Bug FAQTrupanea imperfecta
Trupanea imperfecta · Order: Diptera · Family: Tephritidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Trupanea imperfecta belongs to the fruit-fly family Tephritidae and is placed in the genus Trupanea.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a species of tephritid (fruit fly).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trupanea_imperfecta
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