Maryland Biodiversity Project - Xanthaciura tetraspina

Xanthaciura tetraspina (Phillips, 1923)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Diptera > Family Tephritidae > Genus Xanthaciura Xanthaciura tetraspina - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19757

According to BugGuide, found in the Eastern U.S. south to Brazil.

Separated from other members of genus by presences of four scutellar bristles versus two.

Larval hosts include Eupatorium and Ageratum houstonianum (BugGuide).

There are 2 records in the project database.

A male Xanthaciura tetraspina in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). Verified by Martin Hauser/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Xanthaciura tetraspina in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2021). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A male Xanthaciura tetraspina in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). Verified by Martin Hauser/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

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