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Sunflower Maggot Fly

Strauzia longipennis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Strauzia longipennis is a large species of tephritid fruit fly known by the common name sunflower maggot. It is a minor pest whose larvae mine stems of sunflowers (Helianthus spp.) Damage from larval feeding on spongy tissue is usually light.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 19