Euleia fratria
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| Euleia fratria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Genus: | Euleia |
| Species: | E. fratria |
| Binomial name | |
| Euleia fratria (Loew, 1862) | |
Euleia fratria is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Euleia of the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3] The species was first classified in 1862, and is native to North America.[4] Adults have been reared from Angelica atropurpurea, Angelica hendersonii, Cicuta douglasii, and numerous other Apiaceae plants. Larvae are leaf miners, and may pupate within their host plant or in soil. [5]