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Eutreta diana

Eutreta diana

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Eutreta diana is a species in the family Tephritidae, known as fruit flies in North America and picture wing flies in Europe. Females lay eggs in vegetative buds of several species and subspecies of sagebrush in western North America. Larvae induce woody galls near their oviposition site and feed on the plant internally until they mature.

Distribution

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