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)
Synonyms
	Trypeta cultaris Coquillett, 1894; Paracantha culturis Malloch, 1933;

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

^ ^a ^b 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.

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