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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) » Tephritinae » Myopitini » Urophora » Canada Thistle Stem Gall Fly (Urophora cardui)
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Rhagoletis? - Urophora cardui
Copyright © 2010 Lonny

Rhagoletis? - Urophora cardui
Minot/ Roosevelt park, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
June 13, 2010
Size: aprox 5mm
Found on some thistle, and milkweed near a stream. Doesn't like to fly, and doesn't seem to fly well.

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Contributed by Lonny on 13 June, 2010 - 7:23pm

Moved
Moved from Fruit Flies.

You took my advice, Lonny, but John (an expert) had already moved them to species, so that's where they should be.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 June, 2010 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Canada Thistle Stem Gall Fly.
… Lonny, 13 June, 2010 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 13 June, 2010 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
.
… Lonny, 13 June, 2010 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

Or maybe
Urophora?



The eyes and the host plant seem to make it a possibility, at least. Suggest moving the post to Diptera for expert attention.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 June, 2010 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Urophora cardui
Would I be able to put it directly into the species Urophora cardui given that the wing patterns seem pretty distinctive amongst the species?
… Lonny, 13 June, 2010 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

 
They're your pics, so it's ultimately your call.
However, if you want my advice, I wouldn't move them any deeper than family (Tephritidae) until a legitimate fly expert has had a look at them. There are just too many similar species. I recommend playing it safe.

EDIT: Or John could make the whole question moot. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 June, 2010 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Alright, Thanks for the help!
.
… Lonny, 13 June, 2010 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

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