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Species Paracantha cultaris

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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 Eutretini
Genus Paracantha
Species cultaris (Paracantha cultaris)
Explanation of Names
Paracantha cultaris (Coquillett 1894)
Life Cycle
breeds in Helianthus sp.(1)
Internet References
Species page(2)
Works Cited
1.The life history of Paracantha cultaris (Coquillett) on wild sunflor, Helianthus annuus L. ssp. lenticularis (Douglas) Cockerell
Cavender, G.L. & Goeden, R.D. 1984. Pan-Pacific Entomologist.
2.Steck G.J., Sutton B.D. (2002) Tephritid flies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 10 September, 2008 - 5:54pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Spencer_pote
Last updated 13 September, 2021 - 12:16pm

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