Bug FAQTrypeta flaveola
Trypeta flaveola · Order: Diptera · Family: Tephritidae
Trypeta flaveola is found across much of North America. Its larvae mine the leaves of several Asteraceae plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives widely throughout North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed as leaf miners on a number of Asteraceae genera.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, New York.
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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Questions people ask
What do the larvae of Trypeta flaveola eat?
The larvae mine the leaves of several plants in the Asteraceae family.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypeta_flaveola
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