Fruit fly - Urophora - BugGuide.Net

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Moved from Fruit Flies.

… John F. Carr, 17 September, 2010 - 4:51pm

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… Christopher Adam, 26 March, 2010 - 6:45am

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Moved from ID Request. Do you know what species of plant it was on or what potential host plants are in the area?

… John F. Carr, 24 March, 2010 - 9:16pm

I did not take note of the pl

I did not take note of the plant species, but by the looks of it, maybe could be a goldenrod.

… Christopher Adam, 26 March, 2010 - 6:44am

Urophora certainly looks right to me.

Of the species represented in the Guide, the wing pattern seems to resemble most closely that of Urophora jaceana, a European species accidentally introduced into the Maritime Provinces:

However, I'm not an expert. What's more, there are evidently more than a dozen Urophora species not represented in the Guide--so yours could very well be one of those.

Perhaps the experts will be able to tell you more.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 March, 2010 - 1:49pm