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Sunflower Maggot Fly
Strauzia longipennis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Strauzia rugosa
Strauzia longitudinalis
Strauzia vittigera
Strauzia intermedia
Parsnip Leaf MinerEuleia fratria
Pepper MaggotZonosemata electa
Gymnocarena diffusa
Strauzia arculata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 415 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 194 |
| Ontario | 94 |
| Quebec | 52 |
| New York | 47 |
| Pennsylvania | 45 |
| West Virginia | 45 |
| New Brunswick | 34 |
| Maine | 33 |
| Virginia | 32 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Flies · Diptera |
| Family | Fruit Flies · Tephritidae |
| Genus | Strauzia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sunflower Maggot Fly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.