Eutreta caliptera
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Tephritidae | Genus: Eutreta
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Eutreta sparsa
the records from Felt, Painter, and Blanton of galls in Vernonia species in the Eastern US have all been attributed to Eutreta caliptera
Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
The taxonomy and biology of Eutreta (Diptera: Tephritidae)
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All rearing records of this species are of the second generation which produces galls in the top half of the plant stems. The overwintering galls are probably crown or root galls. Two galls on Bidens frondosa were found on the node of the plant.
Stem gall on Bidens frondosa, Chrysanthemum sp., Helianthus giganteus, H. tuberosus, Vernonia noveboracensis
”- Stoltzfus, W.B.: (1977) The taxonomy and biology of Eutreta (Diptera: Tephritidae)©
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