Trupanea wheeleri

Trupanea wheeleri · Order: Diptera · Family: Tephritidae

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Trupanea wheeleri
Photo: Christine Melvin, CC BY

Trupanea wheeleri is a fruit fly belonging to the genus Trupanea in the family Tephritidae. It is found in Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Texas, Arizona.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Trupanea wheeleri photo 2
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY
Trupanea wheeleri photo 3
Photo: Henrik Kibak, CC BY

Same family (Tephritidae)

Goldenrod Gall FlyGoldenrod Gall FlyEurosta solidaginisThistle Stem Gall FlyThistle Stem Gall FlyUrophora carduiGoldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall FlyGoldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall FlyProcecidochares atraMediterranean Fruit FlyMediterranean Fruit FlyCeratitis capitataDamages trees, gardens or cropsCotton-gall TephritidCotton-gall TephritidAciurina bigeloviaeOriental Fruit FlyOriental Fruit FlyBactrocera dorsalisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trupanea_wheeleri

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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