Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)Non-native    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Tephritidae   >   Genus Urophora   

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Native to Europe, introduced in NA in 1988 to control knapweeds (now across most of the US)(BugGuide)

There are 2 records in the project database.

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A Urophora quadrifasciata in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2020). Determined by Spencer Pote/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Urophora quadrifasciata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/15/2020). (c) USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, all rights reserved. Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)

Urophora quadrifasciata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/15/2020). (c) USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, all rights reserved. Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)

Urophora quadrifasciata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/15/2020). (c) USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, all rights reserved. Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)


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