Eurosta
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| Eurosta | |
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| Eurosta solidaginis female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Dithrycini |
| Genus: | Eurosta Loew, 1873[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acinia solidaginis | |
| Synonyms | |
Eurosta is a genus of gall maker flies in the family Tephritidae (known as fruit flies in North America and picture wing flies in Europe).[5] There are seven species in the genus, all in North America.
