Bug FAQXanthaciura tetraspina
Xanthaciura tetraspina · Order: Diptera · Family: Tephritidae
Xanthaciura tetraspina is a fruit fly belonging to the genus Xanthaciura in the family Tephritidae. It is found from the United States and Mexico down through Brazil, as well as in Bermuda and the West Indies.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Xanthaciura tetraspina is a species of tephritid (fruit) fly in the genus Xanthaciura.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Bermuda, and the West Indies.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Alabama, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida.
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
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthaciura_tetraspina
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