Eurosta is a genus of gall maker flies in the family Tephritidae (known as fruit flies in North America and picture wing flies in Europe).[5] There are seven species in the genus, all in North America.
Eurosta | |
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Eurosta solidaginis female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
Tribe: | Dithrycini |
Genus: | Eurosta Loew, 1873[1] |
Type species | |
Acinia solidaginis | |
Synonyms | |