Aciurina trixa

Aciurina trixa

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Family: Tephritidae | Genus: Aciurina -

Hosts: Ericameria nauseosa

Detachable: Detachable

Color: white, green, purple

Texture: pubescent, glaucous

Abundance: common

Shape: globular

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Alignment:

Walls:

Location: bud, stem

Form:

Cells: monothalamous

Possible Range:

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Further Information (3)

Examination of two morphs of gall-forming Aciurina (Diptera: Tephritidae): ecological and genetic evidence for species - Gary Dodson and Sarah B. George (1986)

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Life History, Courtship, and Mating Behavior of the Gall-Forming Aciurina Trixa (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Chrysothamnus nauseosus hololeucus (Asteraceae) - G. Wilson Fernandes & Peter W. Price (1994)

License: CC-BY

Taxonomy of Aciurina Trixa Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae) and its Life History on Chrysothamnus Nauseosus (Pallas) Britton in Southern California; with Notes on A. Bigeloviae (Cockerell) - David H. Headrick, Richard D. Goeden, and Jeffrey A. Teerink (1997)

License: Public Domain / CC0

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Created Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC • Last updated Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC