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Tribe Dithrycini

Goldenrod Gall Fly - Eurosta solidaginis - male 'Bubble Gall' Tephritid - Aciurina trixa - female Eurosta Comma - Eurosta comma Fruit fly? - Eurosta solidaginis Goldenrod gall fly - Eurosta solidaginis Galls - Eurosta solidaginis Unknown insect - Eurosta Aciurina maculata - female
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 Tephritinae
Tribe Dithrycini
Numbers
~30 spp. in 4 genera in our area, >100 spp. in 13 genera worldwide(1)
Nearctic genera:
Aciurina- 15 sp. in our area
Eurosta- 7 sp. in our area
Peronyma- 1 sp. in our area (monotypic genus)
Valentibulla- 6 sp. in our area
Range
worldwide(1)