Scientific Name
Eurosta latifrons
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Eurosta latifrons (Loew, 1862)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Diptera |
| Suborder | Brachycera |
| Infraorder | Muscomorpha |
| Family | Tephritidae |
| Genus | Eurosta |
| Species | Eurosta latifrons |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
rare, but widespread?
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Flies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 12:56:56 PM
Last Modified By
etrichardson@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/11/2020 2:59:55 PM
Notes
only two collections recorded from the Park: at Park HQ in 1946, and at The Purchase in 2001; host is unknown, presumed to be a gall maker in Solidago sp.;May be more than 1 species in "latifrons" with different emergence times (fall vs spring/early summer). The spring/early summer form has been collected in the Park and is known elswhere from only a few specimens
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