''Trupanea apicalis'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''
Trupanea
''Trupanea'' is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Recent changes in nomenclature
''Tephritis kukunoria'' Hendel, 1927 transferred to the genus ''Trupanea'' as the elder synonym of ''Trupanea pterostigma'' Wang, 199 ...
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Tephritidae
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila
''Drosophila'' () is a ge ...
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Distribution
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost ...
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References
Tephritinae
Insects described in 1980
Diptera of Asia
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