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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) » Tephritinae » Tephritini » Euaresta » Euaresta bellula
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Another Euaresta? - Euaresta bellula
Copyright © 2005 Tom Webster

Another Euaresta? - Euaresta bellula
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
November 11, 2005
This small fruit fly was found on the blossoms of Desert Broom plants in a wash. Is this another species of Euaresta?
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Contributed by Tom Webster on 22 November, 2005 - 3:28pm
Last updated 23 November, 2005 - 7:28am

Yes
It looks like could be Euaresta bellula - Chen
… Chen Young, 22 November, 2005 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
E. bellula
I agree with Chen that this is bellula, based on the wing photo and description here. It has only 2 marginal hyaline spots in cell r1, similar to E. stelligera, but that species is restricted to the west coastline (see distribution map) and doesn't reach Arizona.

In E. bella and E. stigmatica, cell r1 has 3 marginal hyaline spots, with the basal spot being interrupted by vein R2+3, and the subapical spot broadly crossing vein R2+3.
(r1 is the cell bordering the costa from about 1/2 to 3/4 of the wing's length; vein R2+3 forms the lower border of cell r1).
… Robin McLeod, 22 November, 2005 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Chen. Did you see
Thank you, Chen. Did you see the other fruit fly post? I think it is Euaresta, too. Thanks for your help! :-)
… Tom Webster, 22 November, 2005 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

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