Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA.
12-19-08. © Peter J. Bryant

Fruit Fly

Trupanea wheeleri

Diptera: Tephritidae

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Larvae of this fly feed on flower heads of the family Asteraceae (=Compositae)
and the pupae occupy a chamber in the seed head.


Irvine Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 2-28-06. © Ron Hemberger

Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, CA. 3-27-07. © Ron Hemberger

Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA.
12-19-08. © Peter J. Bryant

Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Central Park, Huntington Beach, CA.
12-19-08. © Peter J. Bryant