Paracantha cultaris

Paracantha cultaris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Genus:	Paracantha
Species:	P. cultaris
Binomial name
	Paracantha cultaris; (Coquillett, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
	Trypeta cultaris Coquillett, 1894[1]; Paracantha culturis Malloch, 1933[2];

Paracantha cultaris is a species of tephritid fruit fly found in western North America, as far south as Costa Rica.[3] The adult is mainly orange-brown in color. The maggots can be found inside sunflowers and the adult flies are usually nearby the sunflowers.

References

Coquillett, Daniel William (1894). "New North American Trypetidae". The Canadian Entomologist. 26: 71–75. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
Malloch, J.R. (1933). "Acalyptrata". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. 6: 177–391.
Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.

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[Coquillett1894-1] Coquillett, Daniel William (1894). "New North American Trypetidae". The Canadian Entomologist. 26: 71–75. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[Malloch1933-2] Malloch, J.R. (1933). "Acalyptrata". Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. 6: 177–391.

[Norrbom1999-3] Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.