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Genus Toxotrypana

Papaya Fruit Fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female Papaya Fruit Fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female Papaya Fruit Fly Immatures - Toxotrypana curvicauda Papaya Fruit Fly - Male 1 - Toxotrypana curvicauda - male Papaya Fruit Fly - Female 3 - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female Papaya Fruit Fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female Papaya Fruit Fly - Toxotrypana curvicauda - female Papaya Fruit Fly Males Jousting - Toxotrypana curvicauda - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)
Subfamily Trypetinae
Tribe Toxotrypanini
Genus Toxotrypana
Explanation of Names
Toxotrypana Gerstaecker 1860
Numbers
A single species in our area, 7 spp. total(1)
Identification
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Range
Neotropical group ranging to FL & so.TX(1)
Food
Breed in thick-husked fruits of latex producing Asclepiadaceae, Caricaceae, and possibly Apocynaceae; larvae feed on developing seeds and related tissues(1)
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